Migration Household Survey 2009

South Africa, 2009

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Reference ID

ZAF_2009_MRHSS_v01_M

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Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

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Marital status (Q1_5)

Data file: WBSASection 1-5 & 9

Overview

Valid: 7631

Invalid: 19

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 48

End: 48

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the present marital status of (NAME)?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Married
2	Engaged to be married
3	Consensual Union
4	Separated
5	Divorced
6	Widowed
7	Never Married
Sysmiss

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.

Interviewer instructions

In Q1.2 to Q1.11, information is collected on the relationship of each member to the household head, his/her sex, age, marital status, birth place, religion, ethnicity and language. Note that the household head is not necessarily the “father' or the “mother”. The age of the person should be as at the last birthday.

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