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2008 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Marital status (MW2008A_MARST)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 268
End: 268
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MW08A449 MW08A450 MW08A486 MW08A487"> [Questions P28-P29 were asked of residents age 12 years or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MW08A449 MW08A469 MW08A486">P28. What is [the respondent's] marital status?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Never married (go to P30)<br />[] 2 Married<br />[] 3 Divorced / separated<br />[] 4 Widowed</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Never married
2 Married
3 Divorced/Separated
4 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Non-visitors age 12+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II none]

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