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Expenditure and Consumption Survey, PECS 1995/1996

Palestine, 1995 - 1996
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Reference ID
PAL_PECS_1996_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Marital status [Standardized version] (PMART)

Data file: Palestine96-IND-V2

Overview

Valid: 17805
Valid (weighted): 17586.749
Invalid: 13882
Invalid (weighted): 13648.976
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 26
End: 27
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2369

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Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Never married 6249 6183
35.2%
2 Married monogamous 10584 10442
59.4%
3 Married polygamous 65 62
0.4%
4 Divorced/Separated 137 135
0.8%
5 Widowed 770 764
4.3%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 13882 13649
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
Legal administrative status concerning marriage & partnership (even if not married, a person can be still legally recognized as being in a relationship).
Universe
All individuals aged 14+ years
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

Imputation and derivation

Coder instructions
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)

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Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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There is no Polygamous status for females. Generally the information about polygamous status is available only for the head (male). For the other individuals we consider those having the status married as monogamous.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The "married polygamous" category was only generated for the head of the household if the number of spouses exceeds "1".
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