Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset
Nepal, 2006
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Month of first marriage or cohabitation (Nepali calendar) (W_MAR1STMO_NP)
Data file: NPL2006-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
285
End:
286
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
310. CHECK 307:
MARRIED ONLY ONCE: In what month and year did you start living with your husband?
MARRIED MORE THAN ONCE: Now I would like to ask about when you started living with your first husband. In what month and year was that?
MONTH ___
DON'T KNOW MONTH 98
YEAR ___ (GO TO 312)
DON'T KNOW YEAR 9998
HAS NOT STARTED LIVING WITH HIM 9996 (GO TO 312)
MARRIED ONLY ONCE: In what month and year did you start living with your husband?
MARRIED MORE THAN ONCE: Now I would like to ask about when you started living with your first husband. In what month and year was that?
MONTH ___
DON'T KNOW MONTH 98
YEAR ___ (GO TO 312)
DON'T KNOW YEAR 9998
HAS NOT STARTED LIVING WITH HIM 9996 (GO TO 312)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Baishakh |
| 02 | Jestha |
| 03 | Ashadh |
| 04 | Shrawan |
| 05 | Bhadra |
| 06 | Ashwin |
| 07 | Kartik |
| 08 | Mangsir |
| 09 | Poush |
| 10 | Magh |
| 11 | Falgun |
| 12 | Chaitra |
| 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 have ever been married or lived with a partner, MAR1STMO_NP (V507) reports the month of their first marriage or cohabitation, according to the Nepali calendar or Vikram Samvat. The year of the woman's first marriage/union is reported in MAR1STYR_NP.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |