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2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Marital status (NI2005A_MARST)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 229
End: 229
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI05A407">5. [The person] is currently:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Under 12 years old<br />[] 2 Cohabiting/partnered<br />[] 3 Married<br />[] 4 Separated<br />[] 5 Divorced<br />[] 6 Widowed<br />[] 7 Single</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Younger than 12
2 Cohabiting/partnered
3 Married
4 Separated
5 Divorced
6 Widowed
7 Single
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
<svar a="all" v="NI05A407"><span class="em">Question 5. [The person] is currently:</span><br /><br />Do not ask this question of people who are younger than 12; just mark off option 1, "Younger than 12".<br /><br />Read the options one by one and mark an "X" next to the one stated by the informant.<br /><br />Keep in mind that a single person is one who has never been married or cohabited.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status.
Universe
Nicaragua 2005: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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