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Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 1991
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BGD_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Number of married couples in household (NCOUPLES)

Data file: BGD1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 168
End: 168
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
No married couples in household
1 1 couple
2 2 couples
3 3 couples
4 4 couples
5 5 couples
6 6 couples
7 7 couples
8 8 couples
9 9 or more couples
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
NCOUPLES is a constructed variable indicating the number of married/in-union couples within a household.

NCOUPLES is constructed using the IPUMS-International pointer variable SPLOC (spouse's location in the household).

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