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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980
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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Marital status (PR1980A_MARST)

Data file: PRI1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 209
End: 209
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="PR80A420 PR80A556" v="PR80A420 PR80A556"><span class="em">5. Which one of the following describes the marital status of ____? </span><br /><br />Fill one circle.<br /><div class="i1">[] Now married<br />[] Consensually married<br />[] Widowed<br />[] Divorced<br />[] Separated<br />[] Never married</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Married, spouse present
2 Married, spouse absent
3 Separated
4 Divorced
5 Widowed
6 Never married/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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a person's marital status.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1980: All persons

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