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Palestinian Youth Survey, 2003

West Bank and Gaza, 2003
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What is (name’s) current marital status (hr13)

Data file: rosters

Overview

Valid: 18548
Valid (weighted): 2231462.32
Invalid: 10920
Invalid (weighted): 1438917.555
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 6
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 6
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1603

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
If the answer of HR11 is 4-9
Literal question
What is (name’s) current marital status؟
Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Never married 7986 946197
25.8%
2 Legally married 188 23648
0.6%
3 Currently married 9483 1160122
31.6%
4 Divorced 148 18068
0.5%
5 Widowed 698 78167
2.1%
6 Separated 45 5261
0.1%
Sysmiss 10920 1438918
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.
Question post text
If HR13 equal 1 go to HD01

Description

Definition
Marital Status:The status of those 12 years and over in terms of marriage traditions and laws in the country. It might be one of the following:
Never married: It applies if the person aged 12 years and above has not been married (according to customs and traditions applicable in the country).
Legally married: It applies if the person-aged 12 years and above has an official marriage document (issued by a competent court) but has not been actually married yet according to customs and traditions applicable in the country.
Married: It applies if the person aged 12 years and above is actually and officially married (according to customs and traditions applicable in the country) irrespective of his \ her past marital status as well as of whether the couple were together during the reference date or not.
Divorced: The person aged 12 years and above who previously married and legally divorced but was not married again.
Widowed: The married person aged 12 years whose marriage was split by the death of the spouse and was not married again.
Separated: The person 12 years old and above who was married, but his marriage was revoked for some reason without any legal or official registration, and he did not marry again.
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