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Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014
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GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Marital status (Female household members) (H_HWFMARSTAT)

Data file: GHA2014-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 502
End: 502
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
8) MARITAL STATUS IF AGE 15 OR OLDER: What is (NAME)'s current marital status?

1 MARRIED OR LIVING TOGETHER
2 DIVORCED/SEPARATED
3 WIDOWED
4 NEVER-MARRIED AND NEVER LIVED TOGETHER
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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