Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Fiji, 1996

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FJI_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Fiji Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Marital status (FJ1996A_0408)

Data file: FJI1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 182

End: 182

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 6

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For all persons
[Questions D1-D10 were asked of all persons.]

D6. Marital status
Never married, married, widowed, divorced or separated
______

Categories

Value	Category
1	Never married
2	Married
3	Widowed
4	Divorced
5	Separated
6	Not stated

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.

Interviewer instructions

Question D6 - Marital status

98. Ask,
'Is this person married?'

99. For persons who have never been married, including children, write 'NM'.

100. People living together as husband and wife should be shown as married whether or not they have been through any civil or religious ceremonies. The census is not concerned with who is legally married and who is not. Accept the answer as it is given to you.

101. Widowed is for a person, male or female, who has been married but whose spouse has died and who has not remarried at the time of the census.

102. Separated or divorced is for a person who has been married but who has divorced or separated and is living as such at the time of the census. Accept the answer as it is given to you.

103. You may use the following abbreviations,

NM for never married
M for married
WID for widowed
SEP for separated
DIV for divorced

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's marital status.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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