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Employment and Unemployment Survey, EUS 2004

Jordan, 2004 - 2005
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JOR_EUS_2004_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics
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Marital status [Standardized version] (MART)

Data file: Jordan04-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 48954
Valid (weighted): 49690.814
Invalid: 29777
Invalid (weighted): 29040.186
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 33
End: 34
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V602

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Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Never married 22218 22141
44.6%
2 Married monogamous 24526 25341
51%
3 Married polygamous 82 56
0.1%
4 Divorced/Separated 285 318
0.6%
5 Widowed 1843 1835
3.7%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 29777 29040
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, an individual can still be legally recognized as being in a relationship).
Universe
Individuals aged 15+
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 male head. 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 generated for the head of the household only if the number of spouses exceeds "1".
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