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Fourth Population and Habitation Census - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2013
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BEN_2013_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Sep 15, 2013
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Marital status (BJ2013A_MARST)

Data file: BEN2013_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 290
End: 290
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">For persons aged 10 years or older</span>
<br />[Question 25 was asked of residents aged 10 years or older]</p>

<p><span class="em">25. Marital status</span><div class="i1">[] 0 Single<br /> [] 1 Monogamous marriage<br /> [] 2 Polygamous marriage with 2 wives<br /> [] 3 Polygamous marriage with 3 wives<br /> [] 4 Polygamous marriage with 4 or more wives<br /> [] 5 Divorced<br /> [] 6 Widowed<br /> [] 7 Separated<br /> [] 8 Free union (unmarried couple)</div>
Categories
Value Category
Single
1 Married, monogamous
2 Married, polygamous with 2 wives
3 Married, polygamous with 3 wives
4 Married, polygamous with 4 wives
5 Divorced
6 Widowed
7 Separated
8 Free union
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status.
Universe
Benin 2013: Persons age 10+ years [discrepancies: none]

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