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MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

Ghana, 2011
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Reference ID
GHA_2011_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Sep 02, 2014
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  • birth history
  • children under
    5 years
  • female genital
    mutilation
  • household
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  • Men
  • treated net
  • women

Type of marriage (MU1A)

Data file: Men

Overview

Valid: 1487
Invalid: 2024
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 67
End: 68
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
WHAT TYPE OF MARRIAGE?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Consensual union 55
3.7%
2 Customary marriage only 988
66.4%
3 Customary and religious 320
21.5%
4 Civil marrage only 8
0.5%
5 Customary and civil 30
2%
6 Customary, religious and civil 38
2.6%
7 Betrothed 10
0.7%
96 Other 9
0.6%
98 DK 29
2%
99 Missing 0
0%
Sysmiss 2024
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.
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