Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2014
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Number of current wives/partners (M_WIFENUMMN)
Data file: LSO2014-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
248
End:
249
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
405) Do you have other wives or do you live with other women as if married?
YES (MORE THAN ONE) 1
NO (ONLY ONE) 2 (GO TO 407)
YES (MORE THAN ONE) 1
NO (ONLY ONE) 2 (GO TO 407)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 95 | More than one wife/partner, number unspecified |
| 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 men who are currently married or living with a woman, WIFENUMMN (MV505) reports the number of wives (or co-resident partners) he has. Question wording varied across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |