Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

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Marital status (ZA1996A_0407)

Data file: ZAF1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 183

End: 183

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Section A:

To be completed for each person in the household in a separate column. Remember to include babies. Please include yourself.

4. What is (the person's) present marital status? (Circle the applicable code)

[] 1 = Never married
[] 2 = Married: Civil/religious
[] 3 = Married: Traditional/customary
[] 4 = Living together (with partner)
[] 5 = Widower/widow
[] 6 = Divorced/separated

Categories

Value	Category
1	Never married
2	Married: Civil/religious
3	Married: Traditional
4	Living together
5	Widowed
6	Divorced/separated
8	Unknown
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 martial status.

Universe

Persons in private households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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