Variable mstatus : Marital/Union status

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1-3

Valid case(s): 3742 (3742)
Invalid: 170 (182.3)
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 2

File: wm

Universe

Women aged 15-49

Source of information

Variable constructed for analsys

Categories

Value	Category
1	Currently married
2	Formerly married

Pre-question

Recoded variable

Imputation

The variable is created from variables on the marital status of women. See makewm.sps in the data processing external documentation.