Household Income, Expenditure, and Consumption Survey, HIECS 2012/2013
Egypt, 2012 - 2013
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Reference ID
EGY_HIECS_2012_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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Sep 15, 2014
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- Egypt12-HH-V2
- Egypt12-IND-V2
Marital status of the head [Detailed version] (MARTHD_D)
Data file: Egypt12-HH-V2
Overview
Valid:
7527
Valid (weighted):
7525.373
Invalid:
1
Invalid (weighted):
1.244
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
89
End:
91
Width:
3
Range:
100 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V280
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Never married | 132 | 136 |
1.8%
|
| 200 | Married monogamous | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 210 | Legally married | 1 | 2 |
0%
|
| 220 | Married | 6147 | 6146 |
81.7%
|
| 300 | Married polygamous | 36 | 35 |
0.5%
|
| 400 | Divorced/Separated | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 410 | Separated | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 420 | Divorced | 115 | 112 |
1.5%
|
| 500 | Widowed | 1096 | 1095 |
14.5%
|
| 999 | Not stated | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 1 | 1 |
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
Universe
All heads 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".