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Census of Population of Ireland, 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2011
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IRL_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Marital status (IE2011A_MARST)

Data file: IRL2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 213
End: 213
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Person 1</span>
<br />[Questions 1-35 were asked for each person included List 1, household residents who were present on census night.]</p>

<p><span class="em">5. What is your current marital status? </span><div class="i1">Answer if aged 15 years or over. Mark 1 box only.<br />[Question 5 was asked for persons age 15+.]<br /><br />[] 1 Single (never married)<br />[] 2 Married (first marriage)<br />[] 3 Re-married (following widowhood)<br />[] 4 Re-married (following divorce/annulment)<br />[] 5 Separated (including deserted)<br />[] 6 Divorced<br />[] 7 Widowed</div><span class="h2">Absent persons who usually live in the household</span></p>

<p>[Questions A1-A8 were asked for each usual member of the household who was reported to be absent on census night.]</p>

<p><span class="em">A5. What is this person's current marital status?</span><div class="i1">Answer if aged 15 years or over.<br />Mark one box only<br /><br />[] 1 Single (never married)<br />[] 2 Married (including re-married)<br />[] 5 (Separated (including deserted)<br />[] 6 Divorced<br />[] 7 Widowed</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Never married
2 Married
3 Separated (including divorced)
4 Widowed
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 person's marital status.
Universe
Ireland 2011: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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