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General Census of Population and Housing 1983 - IPUMS Subset

Guinea, 1983
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GIN_1983_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Popular Revolutionary Republic of Guinea, Minnesota Population Center
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Marital status (GN1983A_0406)

Data file: GIN1983-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 146
End: 146
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Section E. Demographic characteristics of the whole population (individual characteristics)
[No label "E" on the questionnaire]




9. Marital status

[] 0 Single (never married)
[] 1 Woman married, or man married, 1 wife
[] 2 Married, 2 wives
[] 3 Married, 3 wives
[] 4 Married, 4 wives
[] 5 Married, 5 wives or more
[] 6 Widowed
[] 7 Divorced
Categories
Value Category
1 Wife or man married with one wife
2 Man married with two wives
3 Man married with three wives
4 Man married with four wives
5 Man married with five or more wives
6 Single
7 Widowed
8 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
Column (8): Marital Status
117. Write the status as it is at the time of his/her visit. Write:

C for single men and women (i.e., never married)
M followed by the number of wives for a married man. For example, M1 = married, 1 wife; M2 = married, 2 wives, etc.
M for a married woman
V for widows and widowers
D for divorced men and women


118. The enumerator must ask the question carefully so that those being interviewed do not confuse single (never married) with divorced (marriage ties dissolved) or widow (loss of spouse through death.)

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the marital status of the individual.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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