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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Marital status (ZA2011A_MARST)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 218
End: 218
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3"> P-03 Marital status </span>
<br />Write the appropriate code in the box _</p>
<div class="i1">1. Married<br />2. Living together like married partners<br />3. Never married<br />4. Widower/Widow<br />5. Separated<br />6. Divorced</div><span class="em">If 3-6, go to P-05</span>
Categories
Value Category
1 Married
2 Living together like married partners
3 Never married
4 Widower or widow
5 Separated
6 Divorced
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 a person's marital status.
Universe
South Africa 2011: All persons

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