Variable mstatus : Marital/Union status
Overview
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Type:
Discrete
Format: numeric Width: 8 Decimal(s): 2 Range: 1-3 |
Valid case(s): 4890 (4890)
Invalid: 87 (0) Minimum: 1 Maximum: 3 |
File: wm
Universe
Women aged 15-49
Source of information
Variable constructed for analsys
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Currently married /In union | 3793 | 3153 |  64.5%
|
| 2 | Formerly married/In union | 220 | 274 | 5.6%
|
| 3 | Never married/In union | 877 | 1463 | 29.9%
|
| Sysmiss | 87 | 0 |
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.
Pre-question
Recoded variable
Imputation
The variable is created from variables on the marital status of women. See makewm.sps in the data processing folder under technical information.