Welfare Monitary Survey 3, 1997, Third Round
Kenya, 1997
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
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Marital status of the member (q1.5)
Data file: HH Roster
Overview
Valid:
50713
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 5
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Marital status
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Married Monogamous | 13788 |
27.2%
|
| 2 | Married Polygamous | 2158 |
4.3%
|
| 3 | Divorced/Separated | 713 |
1.4%
|
| 4 | Widowed | 1671 |
3.3%
|
| 5 | Single/Never Married | 32383 |
63.9%
|
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.
var_qstn_ivuinstr
Marital status has 5 choices. It is assumed that there will not be any "don't knows'. If either a man or woman is part of a polygamous marriage then mark him or her as 'Married (polygamous)'. Divorced and separated members are placed in
the same category. Unmarried children should be marked as
'Single'.
the same category. Unmarried children should be marked as
'Single'.