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National Census. Eighth Census of Population Fourth Census of Dwellings 2005 - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center
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Marital status (NI2005A_0407)

Data file: NIC2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 194
End: 194
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
5. [The person] is currently:

[] 1 Under 12 years old
[] 2 Cohabiting/partnered
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Separated
[] 5 Divorced
[] 6 Widowed
[] 7 Single
Categories
Value Category
1 Younger than 12
2 Cohabiting/partnered
3 Married
4 Separated
5 Divorced
6 Widowed
7 Single
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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 5. [The person] is currently:

Do not ask this question of people who are younger than 12; just mark off option 1, "Younger than 12".

Read the options one by one and mark an "X" next to the one stated by the informant.

Keep in mind that a single person is one who has never been married or cohabited.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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