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Expenditure and Consumption Survey, PECS 1998

Palestine, 1998
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Reference ID
PAL_PECS_1998_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Marital status [Standardized version] (PMART)

Data file: Palestine98-IND-V2

Overview

Valid: 11434
Valid (weighted): 11361.064
Invalid: 8679
Invalid (weighted): 8600.949
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 26
End: 27
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2387

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Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Never married 4279 4255
37.4%
2 Married monogamous 6513 6470
57%
3 Married polygamous 45 44
0.4%
4 Divorced/Separated 90 90
0.8%
5 Widowed 507 503
4.4%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 8679 8601
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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