Household Expenditure and Income Survey, HEIS 2008
Jordan, 2008 - 2009
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Reference ID
JOR_2008_HEIS_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics
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Feb 19, 2014
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- Jordan08-IND-V2
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Marital status [Detailed version] (PMART_D)
Data file: Jordan08-IND-V2
Overview
Valid:
9931
Valid (weighted):
3748456.57
Invalid:
5511
Invalid (weighted):
2048998.392
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
34
End:
36
Width:
3
Range:
100 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V2408
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Never married | 4368 | 1628571 |
43.4%
|
| 200 | Married monogamous | 5069 | 1938057 |
51.7%
|
| 210 | Legally married | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 220 | Married | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 300 | Married polygamous | 19 | 6983 |
0.2%
|
| 400 | Divorced/Separated | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 410 | Separated | 1 | 194 |
0%
|
| 420 | Divorced | 81 | 30353 |
0.8%
|
| 500 | Widowed | 393 | 144299 |
3.8%
|
| 999 | Not stated | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 5511 | 2048998 |
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 15+ 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 "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 "married polygamous" category was only generated for the head of the household if the number of spouses exceeds "1".