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Population and Housing Census 2004 - IPUMS Subset

Sierra Leone, 2004
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WBG_SLE_2004_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), Minnesota Population Center
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Marital status (SL2004A_0419)

Data file: SLE2004-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 224
End: 224
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions P22-P25: Persons age 10 years or older]




P22. Marital status
What is the marital status of [the respondent]?

[] 1 Never married
[] 2 Engaged
[] 3 Married monogamous
[] 4 Married polygamous
[] 5 Separated
[] 6 Divorced
[] 7 Widowed
Categories
Value Category
1 Never married
2 Engaged
3 Married, monogamous
4 Married, polygamous
5 Separated
6 Divorced
7 Widowed
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
P22 -- Marital status (Persons age 10 or older)
124. This is a very sensitive issue and you must avoid going into arguments with respondents. Accept the answer as given. Ask, "Are you currently married?" The options for an answer are provided in the code list.

125. For persons younger than 10 years, draw a straight line in columns P22 to P38 against their name to indicate that the questions do not apply to them.




[Questions P22 - P25: Persons age 10 or older]




P22 Marital status
What is the marital status of [the respondent]?

[] 1 Never married
[] 2 Engaged
[] 3 Married, monogamous
[] 4 Married, polygamous
[] 5 Separated
[] 6 Divorced
[] 7 Widowed

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the current marital status of the individual.
Universe
Persons age 10+

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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