Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Age at first marriage (LS2006A_AGEMARR)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
229
End:
230
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. List of household members </span></p>
<p>7. Age at first marriage</p>
<div class="i1">[Question asked of those every married (answered 2-7 in Question 6.)]<br />Enter age in completed years. Enter 88 for not applicable <br /><br />_ _ Age</div>
<p>7. Age at first marriage</p>
<div class="i1">[Question asked of those every married (answered 2-7 in Question 6.)]<br />Enter age in completed years. Enter 88 for not applicable <br /><br />_ _ Age</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 17 | 17 years |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49+ |
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
<span class="h2">Part B of the questionnaire</span>
<br />For all persons</p>
<p>77. Column 7: Age at first marriage (for those who ever married)</p>
<div class="i1">Enter age in completed years. Ask only those who have ever married that is those coded 2, 3,5,6,7.</div>
<br />For all persons</p>
<p>77. Column 7: Age at first marriage (for those who ever married)</p>
<div class="i1">Enter age in completed years. Ask only those who have ever married that is those coded 2, 3,5,6,7.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's age at first marriage.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Ever married persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |