Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped) (W_DURMARGRP)
Data file: GHA2008-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
289
End:
290
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
615. CHECK 609:
MARRIED/LIVED WITH A MAN ONLY ONCE (In what month and year did you start living with your husband/partner?)
MARRIED/LIVED WITH A MAN MORE THAN ONCE (Now we will talk about your first husband/partner. In what month and year did you start living with him?)
MONTH ___
DON'T KNOW MONTH 98
YEAR ___ (GO TO 617)
DON'T KNOW YEAR 998
MARRIED/LIVED WITH A MAN ONLY ONCE (In what month and year did you start living with your husband/partner?)
MARRIED/LIVED WITH A MAN MORE THAN ONCE (Now we will talk about your first husband/partner. In what month and year did you start living with him?)
MONTH ___
DON'T KNOW MONTH 98
YEAR ___ (GO TO 617)
DON'T KNOW YEAR 998
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Never married |
| 01 | 0 to 4 |
| 02 | 5 to 9 |
| 03 | 10 to 14 |
| 04 | 15 to 19 |
| 05 | 20 to 24 |
| 06 | 25 to 29 |
| 07 | 30+ |
| 96 | Marriage not consummated |
| 98 | Missing |
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
DURMARGRP (V513) reports the number of years elapsed since the woman's first marriage or cohabiting union until the date of the survey interview, in five-year groups. The duration is reported irrespective of whether the respondent is still married or in a union with her first partner.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |