Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey MICS3 (2007), Nigeria
Third round

Nigeria, 2007

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NGA-NBS-MICS3 2007-v1.2

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Marital status (Ma4)

Data file: MICS3 Women data

Overview

Valid: 903

Valid (weighted): 949.852

Invalid: 26190

Invalid (weighted): 23616.335

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 3

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 156

End: 156

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V1370

Questions and instructions

Literal question

MA4. What is your marital status now: are you widowed, divorced or separated?

Widowed 1

Divorced 2

Separated 3

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
1	Widowed	395	402	42.3%
2	Divorced	145	139	14.7%
3	Separated	363	409	43%

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.

Interviewer instructions

Circle the code corresponding to the response given. For a woman who is not currently married and not currently living with someone but who was formerly in a union, record her current marital status at the time of the interview. Since she was in a union at one time, but is not on the day you are interviewing her, she will be widowed, divorced or separated.

You should use 'widowed' (a) for women who were married and their husband died, and (b) for women who were in an informal union and their partner died. 'Divorced' should be used for women who were married and whose marriage formally ended. 'Separated' should be used (a) for women who were married, but are no longer continuing the marriage with their husband, and (b) for women who were in an informal union and are no longer continuing the union with their partner.

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