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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Consensual marriage (PR1990A_CONMARST)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 434
End: 434
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR90A420 PR90A560"><span class="em">5. Marital status</span><br /><br />Mark (X) one box.<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Now married<br />[] 2 Consensually married<br />[] 3 Widowed<br />[] 4 Divorced<br />[] 5 Separated<br />[] 6 Never married</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Not consensually married, or not reported
2 Consensually married
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
This variable indicates whether a married respondent is consensually married or not. Consensual marriage refers to a marital union that is not prescribed by a legal, civil contract.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1990: Persons age 15+ who are now married [discrepancies: none]

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