Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 1993
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Current marital status (H_HHMARSTAT)
Data file: GHA1993-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
205
End:
207
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
MARITAL STATUS AGE 12+
8. What is (NAME)'S current marital status?
MARRIED 1
CONSENSUAL 2
WIDOWED 3
DIVORCED 4
SEPARATED 5
NEVER MARRIED 6
8. What is (NAME)'S current marital status?
MARRIED 1
CONSENSUAL 2
WIDOWED 3
DIVORCED 4
SEPARATED 5
NEVER MARRIED 6
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Never married/lived together |
| 110 | Unconsummated marriage |
| 200 | Married or living together |
| 210 | Married |
| 220 | Living together |
| 300 | Formerly married/lived together |
| 310 | Widowed |
| 320 | Divorced/separated |
| 321 | Divorced |
| 322 | Separated/not living together |
| 997 | Don't know |
| 998 | Missing |
| 999 | 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
HHMARSTAT (HV115) reports the household member's current marital status. Response categories and question wording vary across surveys, as does the age range covered by this variable. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |