Household Income, Expenditure, and Consumption Survey, HIECS 2021/2022
Egypt, Arab Rep., 2021 - 2022
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Reference ID
EGY_HIECS_2021_HD_V3.0
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Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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Marital status [Detailed version] (PMART_D)
Data file: Egypt21-IND-V3
Overview
Valid:
30479
Valid (weighted):
30322.701
Invalid:
19979
Invalid (weighted):
19832.951
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
30
End:
32
Width:
3
Range:
100 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V1680
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Never married | 7135 | 7034 |
23.2%
|
| 200 | Married monogamous | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 210 | Legally married | 46 | 39 |
0.1%
|
| 220 | Married | 20056 | 19985 |
65.9%
|
| 300 | Married polygamous | 36 | 36 |
0.1%
|
| 400 | Divorced/Separated | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 410 | Separated | 127 | 122 |
0.4%
|
| 420 | Divorced | 682 | 696 |
2.3%
|
| 500 | Widowed | 2397 | 2410 |
7.9%
|
| 999 | Not stated | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 19979 | 19833 |
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 18+ years
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook
Imputation and derivation
Coder instructions
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)
Others
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 code "1" in the original variable indicating those below the question age category was recoded missing.
The "married polygamous" category was only generated for the head of the household if the number of spouses exceeds "1".
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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 code "1" in the original variable indicating those below the question age category was recoded missing.
The "married polygamous" category was only generated for the head of the household if the number of spouses exceeds "1".