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Dominican Republic, 1960
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DOM_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Marital Status (DO1960A_MARST)

Data file: DOM1960_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 95
End: 95
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="DO60A407">6. Marital status (For those 12 years of age and older)<br /><div class="i1">S = single<br />C = married<br />U.L. = consensual union<br />V = widowed<br />D = divorced<br />S.L. = legally separated<br />____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Single
2 Married
3 Consensual union
4 Widowed
5 Divorced
6 Legally separated
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.

Description

Definition
This variable describes the person's current marital status according to law or custom. Persons under age 12 are assumed to be never-married and not cohabiting.
Universe
Dominican Republic 1960: All persons [discrepancies: none]

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