Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset
Nepal, 2011
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Number of current wives/partners (M_WIFENUMMN)
Data file: NPL2011-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
252
End:
253
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
406) Altogether, how many wives or live-in partners do you have?
TOTAL NUMBER OF WIVES AND LIVE-IN PARTNERS _______
TOTAL NUMBER OF WIVES AND LIVE-IN PARTNERS _______
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 95 | More than one wife/partner, number unspecified |
| 98 | Missing |
| 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 are currently married or living with a woman, WIFENUMMN (MV505) reports the number of wives (or co-resident partners) he has. Question wording varied across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |