Census of the Population 1966 - IPUMS Subset

Fiji, 1966

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FJI_1966_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Fiji Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Marital status (FJ1966A_0407)

Data file: FJI1966-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 98

End: 98

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions 6-10 were asked of all persons.]

6. Marital status

NM-Never married
M-Married
W-Widowed
D-Divorced
____

Categories

Value	Category
1	Never married
2	Married
3	Widowed
4	Divorced
9	Unknown

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

40. Column 6: Marital status: The abbreviations shown at the top of the column should be used to describe whether a person has never married (N.M.), is married (M), is widowed (W), or is divorced (D). Persons whose husband (or wife) has died or who have been divorced should be recorded as widowed or divorced only if they have not married again. The only people who should be recorded as divorcee are those who have received a certificate confirming their divorce.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's marital status.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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