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 husband's other wives at time of marriage (W_COWIFEATMARNO)
Data file: MLI1987-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
246
End:
247
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
507. At the beginning of this marriage or union did your husband/partner have other wives besides yourself?
IF THERE WERE NO OTHER WIVES, RECORD '0'. IF 6 OR MORE, RECORD '6'.
NUMBER____
DOESN'T KNOW 8
IF THERE WERE NO OTHER WIVES, RECORD '0'. IF 6 OR MORE, RECORD '6'.
NUMBER____
DOESN'T KNOW 8
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 98 | Missing |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 96 | Inconsistent |
| 08 | 8 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 00 | 0 |
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
COWIFEATMARNO reports the number of other wives the woman's husband had at the start of their marriage/union.
The related variable COWIFEATMARYN indicates whether the woman's husband had any other wives at the start of their marriage/union.
IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in WIFENUM, a standard variable reporting how many other wives the respondent's husband currently has.
The related variable COWIFEATMARYN indicates whether the woman's husband had any other wives at the start of their marriage/union.
IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in WIFENUM, a standard variable reporting how many other wives the respondent's husband currently has.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |