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Expenditure and Consumption Survey, PECS 2006

Palestine, 2006 - 2007
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Reference ID
PAL_PECS_2006_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Income and Expenditure Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
Metadata
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Feb 19, 2014
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Marital status [Detailed version] (PMART_D)

Data file: Palestine06-IND-V2

Overview

Valid: 5460
Valid (weighted): 5494.788
Invalid: 2682
Invalid (weighted): 2696.696
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 27
End: 29
Width: 3
Range: 100 - 999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2391

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
100 Never married 2501 2519
45.8%
200 Married monogamous 0 0
0%
210 Legally married 91 99
1.8%
220 Married 2651 2659
48.4%
300 Married polygamous 16 17
0.3%
400 Divorced/Separated 0 0
0%
410 Separated 3 3
0.1%
420 Divorced 36 34
0.6%
500 Widowed 162 164
3%
999 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 2682 2697
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 12+ 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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