Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Woman's current marital or union status (W_MARSTAT)
Data file: GHA2008-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
279
End:
280
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
601. Are you currently married or living together with a man as if married?
YES, CURRENTLY MARRIED 1 (GO TO 604)
YES, LIVING WITH A MAN 2 (GO TO 604)
NO, NOT IN UNION 3
YES, CURRENTLY MARRIED 1 (GO TO 604)
YES, LIVING WITH A MAN 2 (GO TO 604)
NO, NOT IN UNION 3
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Never married |
| 20 | Married or living together |
| 21 | Married |
| 22 | Living together |
| 30 | Formerly in union |
| 31 | Widowed |
| 32 | Divorced |
| 33 | Separated/not living together |
| 98 | Missing |
| 11 | Unconsummated marriage |
| 34 | Deserted |
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
MARSTAT (V501) reports the woman's current marital status. Response categories and question wording vary across surveys. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |