1970 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1970

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MYS_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS

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Times married (MY1970A_MARTI)

Data file: MYS1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 208

End: 208

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions 25-44 were asked of persons age 10+.]</p>

<p>40. Ever been married?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes (go to 41)<br />[] No (Finish)</div><p>[Questions 41-43 were asked if the person ever been married.]</p>

<p>41. How many times?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4+</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Once married
2	Twice married
3	Three times married
4	Four or more marriages
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

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 times married.

Universe

Malaysia 1970: Ever married persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]

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