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Census of Norway 1900 - IPUMS Subset

Norway, 1901
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NOR_1900_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of the Interior, Central Statistical Bureau, IPUMS
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Marital status (NO1900A_MARST)

Data file: NOR1900_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 252
End: 252
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NO00A429"><span class="em">Civil status (mark as ug, g, e, s, and f.)</span><br /><div class="i1">[]ug.Unmarried<br />[]g. Married<br />[]e. Widower (widow)<br />[]s. Separated<br />[]f. Divorced (those separated with respect to table and bed)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Married, spouse present
4 Divorced
5 Widowed
6 Never married/single
9 Unknown and NIU
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable gives an individual's current marital status. However, many of the persons below 15 years of age are enumerated in the "Never married/single" category instead of the "Unknown and NIU" category.
Universe
Norway 1900: Persons age 15+

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