Labor Force Survey, LFS 2009
Egypt, 2009
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
- Data files
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Egypt 2009-LFS
HH-V1 -
Egypt 2009-LFS
IND-V1
Marital status of the head [Standardized version] (MARTHD)
Data file: Egypt 2009-LFS HH-V1
Overview
Valid:
75016
Invalid:
23
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never married | 1558 |
2.1%
|
| 2 | Married monogamous | 59978 |
80%
|
| 3 | Married polygamous | 236 |
0.3%
|
| 4 | Divorced/Separated | 659 |
0.9%
|
| 5 | Widowed | 12585 |
16.8%
|
| 99 | Not stated | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 23 |
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 of the head.
Universe
Male Heads aged 18+
Female Heads aged 16+
Female Heads aged 16+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook
Imputation and derivation
Derivation
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)
Others
Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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This variable should not be imputed for household members for whom the information was not collected (i.e. it can only be generated for those to whom the question was asked since the youngest age at which the information is collected may differ depending on the survey).
Married only refers to formal marriages (including legally married).
Polygamous unions include males with multiple spouses. The number of spouses in the household can be used to indicate polygamy.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The "married polygamous" category was generated for the head of the household only if the number of spouses exceeds "1". The code "1" in the original variable indicating those below the question age category were recoded missing.
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This variable should not be imputed for household members for whom the information was not collected (i.e. it can only be generated for those to whom the question was asked since the youngest age at which the information is collected may differ depending on the survey).
Married only refers to formal marriages (including legally married).
Polygamous unions include males with multiple spouses. The number of spouses in the household can be used to indicate polygamy.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The "married polygamous" category was generated for the head of the household only if the number of spouses exceeds "1". The code "1" in the original variable indicating those below the question age category were recoded missing.