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Population and Housing census 1999 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1999
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KEN_1999_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, Minnesota Population Center
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Marital status (KE1999A_0406)

Data file: KEN1999-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 163
End: 163
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
P-15. Marital status:

What is [the respondent's] marital status?

[] 1. Never married
[] 2. Monogamous
[] 3. Polygamous
[] 4. Widowed
[] 5. Divorced
[] 6. Separated
[] 7. Not stated/don't know
Categories
Value Category
1 Never married
2 Monogamous
3 Polygamous
4 Widowed
5 Divorced
6 Separated
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
Column P15: Marital status
75. Is this person monogamously or polygamously married, widowed, divorced or separated, or never married?

(a) Persons who have never been married including young children should be coded "1" (never married).

(b) People who regard themselves as husband and wife should be coded "2" or "3" regardless of whether or not they have been through any civil, religious or customary ceremonies. The census is not trying to find out who is legally married and who is not. Accept the answer as it is given to you

(c) If a person is widowed at the time of the Census, he/she should be coded as "4", i.e. widowed. If a person has been widowed but -has since remarried, he/she should be coded as married ("2" or "3" as the case may be).

(d) If people think of themselves as divorced or separated, code them as such. It does not matter whether they have been to court or gone through other formalities. Accept the answer as it is given to you.

(e) Accept what people say about their marital status. Do not embarrass yourself or the respondent by inquiring into the nature of marriage or divorce.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the marital status of the individual.
Universe
All persons

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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