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Census of Population and Housing, 1972 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1972
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ISR_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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Marital status (IL1972A_MARST)

Data file: ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 175
End: 175
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IL72A403">10. Marital status<br /><div class="i1">[] 1. Married<br />[] 2. Divorced<br />[] 3. Widowed<br />[] 4. Single</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Married
2 Divorced
3 Widowed
4 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="IL72A403"><span class="em">Question 10: Marital status</span><br /><br />Circle the appropriate number.<br />When the household members have difficulties defining their status, act according to the following guidelines:<br />(1) A separated couple, not legally divorced, is considered married.<br />(2) A couple living in the same household, not legally married, is also considered married unless otherwise declared.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's current marital status according to law or custom.
Universe
Israel 1972: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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