Demographic and Health Survey 1996 - IPUMS Subset
Benin, 1996
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Reference ID
BEN_1996_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministère du Plan, de la Restructuration Économique et de la Promotion de l'Emploi, Institut National de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Économique, Bureau Central de Recensement [Bénin], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Month of first marriage or cohabitation (M_MAR1STMOMN)
Data file: BEN1996-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
254
End:
255
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
408) CHECK 407:
MARRIED/LIVED WITH WOMAN ONLY ONCE: In what month and year did you start living with your wife/partner?
MARRIED/LIVED WITH WOMAN MORE THAN ONCE: Now we will talk about your first wife/partner. In what month and year did you start living with her?
MONTH ____
DON'T KNOW MONTH 98
YEAR ____ (GO TO 410)
DON'T KNOW YEAR 98
MARRIED/LIVED WITH WOMAN ONLY ONCE: In what month and year did you start living with your wife/partner?
MARRIED/LIVED WITH WOMAN MORE THAN ONCE: Now we will talk about your first wife/partner. In what month and year did you start living with her?
MONTH ____
DON'T KNOW MONTH 98
YEAR ____ (GO TO 410)
DON'T KNOW YEAR 98
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | January |
| 02 | February |
| 03 | March |
| 04 | April |
| 05 | May |
| 06 | June |
| 07 | July |
| 08 | August |
| 09 | September |
| 10 | October |
| 11 | November |
| 12 | December |
| 99 | 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
For men who have ever been married or lived with a woman, MAR1STMOMN (MV507) reports the month of their first marriage or (for most samples) unmarried cohabitation. The year of the man's first marriage/union is reported in MAR1STYRMN (MV508).
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |