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1999 Population and Housing census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1999
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KEN_1999_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, IPUMS
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Marital status (KE1999A_MARSTAT)

Data file: KEN1999_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 185
End: 185
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="KE99A406 KE99A442">P-15. Marital status:<br /><br />What is [the respondent's] marital status?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1. Never married<br />[] 2. Monogamous<br />[] 3. Polygamous<br />[] 4. Widowed<br />[] 5. Divorced<br />[] 6. Separated<br />[] 7. Not stated/don't know</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Never married
2 Monogamous
3 Polygamous
4 Widowed
5 Divorced
6 Separated
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 indicates the marital status of the individual.
Universe
Kenya 1999: All persons

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