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Recensement Général de la Population et de l’Habitat, 16-30 août 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Rwanda, 1991
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RWA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ministere du plan, Direction generale de la statistique, IPUMS
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Marital status (RW1991A_MARST)

Data file: RWA1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 211
End: 211
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="RW91A427">P25. Marital status<br /><div class="i1">For individuals aged 12 years and older.<br /><br />What is the marital status of [the respondent]?<br />Circle the number matching the letters corresponding to the answer given, following the abbreviations provided at the bottom of the page.<br />[] 1 Single<br />[] 2 Married, legally<br />[] 3 Married, customary<br />[] 4 Free union<br />[] 5 Polygamous, two wives<br />[] 6 Polygamous, three wives or more<br />[] 7 Widowed<br />[] 8 Divorced / Separated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Single
2 Married, legally
3 Married, customary
4 Free union
5 Polygamous man, two wives
6 Polygamous man, three or more wives
7 Widowed
8 Divorced/separated
9 Unknown
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 respondent's marital status.
Universe
Rwanda 1991: Non-visitors age 12+ [discrepancies: none]

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