2009 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Vietnam, 2009
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Reference ID
VNM_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of The Central Steering Committee for the 2009 Population and Housing Census. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
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Dec 20, 2012
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- VNM2009_PHC-H-H.dat
- VNM2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Marital status (VN2009A_MARST)
Data file: VNM2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
203
End:
203
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="VN09A411 VN09A412 VN09A413 VN09A414 VN09A415 VN09A416 VN09A417 VN09A418 VN09A419 VN09A420 VN09A421 VN09A422"><span class="em">17. If the respondent was born before April 1994 (15 years or older), [go to] Q 18; otherwise, ask the next [person]</span><br />[Questions 18-30 were asked of persons aged 15 years and over]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A411">18. What is the current marital status of [the respondent]?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Never married<br />[] 2 Married<br />[] 3 Widowed<br />[] 4 Divorced<br />[] 5 Separated</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A411">18. What is the current marital status of [the respondent]?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Never married<br />[] 2 Married<br />[] 3 Widowed<br />[] 4 Divorced<br />[] 5 Separated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Never married |
| 2 | Married |
| 3 | Widowed |
| 4 | Divorced |
| 5 | Separated |
| 8 | Unknown |
| 9 | NIU (not in the 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="VN09A411"><span class="em">Question 18: What is the current marital status of [the respondent]?</span><br />The current marital status (that is at the census time point) of a person can only be one of the following categories:<br /><div class="i1">(1) <span class="em">Single, in other words, never married</span>: A person is categorized "single" if he/she has never married or never lived with a person of the opposite sex as a married couple.<br /><br />(2) <span class="em">Married:</span> A person is categorized "married" if he/she is recognized by the marriage laws or customs of the locality as married or having lived with a person of the opposite sex as a married couple.<br /><br />(3) <span class="em">Widowed:</span> A person is categorized "widowed" if his/her wife/husband has died and he/she is currently not remarried.<br /><br />(4) <span class="em">Divorced:</span> A person is categorized "divorced" if he/she is recognized by the marriage laws of the country as divorced and is currently not remarried.<br /><br />(5) <span class="em">Separated:</span> A person is categorized "separated" if he/she is on record as having a wife/husband, but due to some reason is not currently living with his/her wife/husband as a married couple.</div><br /><br />Note: There should be a clear difference between the "separated" and those who are living far from their wives/husbands because of, for example: going on fieldtrips, working far away home (even working abroad) for a long period of time, etc. These persons still belong to the category "married".<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status .
Universe
Vietnam 2009: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |