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The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1990
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THA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Marital status (TH1990A_0407)

Data file: THA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 174
End: 174
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions S8- S11 were asked of persons 13 and older or were born before and in the year 1977]




S8. What's [respondent's] marital status? (on April 1,1990)

[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Separated
[] 6 Married, do not know status
[] 7 Priest, monk, novices
Categories
Value Category
1 Never married
2 Currently married
3 Widowed
4 Divorced
5 Separated
6 Married, but unknown status
7 Monk, priest, novices
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.
Interviewer instructions
Column S8-S11: ask persons age 13 years or older (or who were born before 1 April 1977)



Column S8: Marital Status (on 1 April 1990)
Ask: "Is ............ (name) .......... single, married, widowed, divorced, or separated?" Record the corresponding code in the box.

[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Separate
[] 6 Ever married, but does not know marital status
[] 7 Buddhism monk
[] 9 Unknown

If the person is a Buddhist nun, ask: "Were you ever married?" If she never married, record Code 1, but if she has been married, record Code 6.
If a couple does not live together but still are husband and wife, record code 2.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the marital status of the person.
Universe
Persons age 13+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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