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Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2011
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NPL_2011_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) [Nepal], New ERA, and ICF International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Marital status (Female household members) (H_HWFMARSTAT)

Data file: NPL2011-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 406
End: 406
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
IF AGE 10 OR OLDER
8) MARITAL STATUS

What is (NAME)'s current marital status?

1 CURRENTLY MARRIED
2 DIVORCED/SEPARATED
3 WIDOWED
4 NEVER-MARRIED
Categories
Value Category
0 Never in union
1 Ever-married
8 Missing
9 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 female household members who were potential subjects for height, weight, and hemoglobin measurement, HWFMARSTAT (HA60) indicates whether they had ever been married or in a union.

This variable was typically used to assist DHS personnel determine from whom consent could be obtained in cases where the female household member was under age 18 and could not grant consent herself.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Female biometrics, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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