Demographic and Health Survey 1988 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 1988
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- Data files
- GHA1988-B.dat
- GHA1988-C.dat
- GHA1988-W.dat
Number of other wives (B_WIFENUM)
Data file: GHA1988-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
232
End:
233
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
505. How many other wives does he have?
NUMBER ___
DK 98 (SKIP TO 507)
NUMBER ___
DK 98 (SKIP TO 507)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No other wives |
| 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 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 96 | Has other wives, dk number |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 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 women who were currently married or living with a man, WIFENUM (V505) reports the number of other wives (or co-resident partners) their husband/partner had. Question wording varied across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |