Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011
Ghana, 2011
Ghana Statistical Service
Type of marriage (MU1A)
Data file: Men
Overview
Valid
1487
Invalid
2024
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
Range
1 - 99
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.