Demographic and Health Survey 2005-06 - IPUMS Subset
India, 2005 - 2006
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Number of wives/partners in man's household (M_WIFEPARNUM)
Data file: IND2005-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
252
End:
253
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
402. Do you currently have one wife or more than one wife?
IF ONLY ONE WIFE, RECORD '01'.
IF MORE THAN ONE, ASK: How many wives do you currently have?
NUMBER OF WIVES ___________
IF ONLY ONE WIFE, RECORD '01'.
IF MORE THAN ONE, ASK: How many wives do you currently have?
NUMBER OF WIVES ___________
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No wives or partners |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 98 | Missing |
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
WIFEPARNUM (MV035) reports the number of wives or co-resident partners the man has for whom household line numbers are available or who are coded as "Not in household" (LINENOWIFE_ALL (MV034_x).
The related variable WIFENUMMN (MV505) reports the number of wives or partners the man currently has.
The related variable WIFENUMMN (MV505) reports the number of wives or partners the man currently has.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |