Demographic and Health Survey 1987 - IPUMS Subset
Mali, 1987
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- Data files
- MLI1987-B.dat
- MLI1987-C.dat
- MLI1987-M.dat
- MLI1987-W.dat
Number of current wives/partners (M_WIFENUMMN)
Data file: MLI1987-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
102
End:
103
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
116. How many wives do you currently have?
(6 = 6 AND MORE)
WIVES__
(6 = 6 AND MORE)
WIVES__
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 95 | More than one wife/partner, number unspecified |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | 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
For men who are currently married or living with a woman, WIFENUMMN (MV505) reports the number of wives (or co-resident partners) he has. Question wording varied across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |