Percentage of womenand men according to current status of marriageor cohabitation.
Coverage:
Population base: Women and men age 15-49 (IR file, MR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
Number of women (or men) who are currently:
1) Never married nor lived with a man/woman as if married (women: v501 = 0; men: mv501 = 0)
2) Married (women: v501 = 1; men: mv501 = 1)
3) Not married but living with a man/woman as if married (women: v501 = 2; men: mv501 = 2)
4) Widowed from a marriage or union and not remarried or not living with a man/woman as if married (women: v501 = 3; men: mv501 = 3)
5) Divorced from a legal or formal marriage and not remarried or living with a man/woman as if married (women: v501 = 4; men: mv501 = 4)
6) Separated from a marriage or consensual union (women: v501 = 5; men: mv501 = 5)
7) Married or living in a union (women: v501 = 1,2; men: mv501 = 1,2)
Denominator: Number of women age 15-49 or number of men (age range varies by survey)
Variables: IR file, MR file.
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v501 |
Currently/formerly/never in union (women) |
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v005 |
Woman’s individual sample weight |
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awfactt |
All women factor (only needed with ever-married samples) |
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mv501 |
Currently/formerly/never in union (men) |
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mv005 |
Man’s individual sample weight |
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amfactt |
All men factor (only needed with ever-married samples) |
Numerators are divided by the denominator and multiplied by 100. In ever-married samples, the denominator is adjusted by the all women (or men) factors.
Not applicable—Marital status is not allowed to have missing values.
Percentages add up to 100 percent.
The definition of an informal union may vary between countries. No proof of marital status is requested during interview; categorization is done by the respondent.
The percent of women or men currently in union is obtained as a sum of legal and informal (living together as if married) unions (numerators 2 and 3 above).
Wang, W., S. Staveteig, R. Winter, and C. Allen. 2017. Women’s Marital Status, Contraceptive Use, and Unmet Need in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. DHS Comparative Reports No. 44. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF
https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-CR44-Comparative-Reports.cfm
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 4.1
API Indicator IDs:
Women:
MA_MSTA_W_NMA, MA_MSTA_W_MAR, MA_MSTA_W_LTG, MA_MSTA_W_WID, MA_MSTA_W_DIV, MA_MSTA_W_SEP, MA_MSTA_W_UNI
Men:
MA_MSTA_M_NMA, MA_MSTA_M_MAR, MA_MSTA_M_LTG, MA_MSTA_M_WID, MA_MSTA_M_DIV, MA_MSTA_M_SEP, MA_MSTA_M_UNI
MICS6 Indicator PR.5: Young people age 15-19 years currently married or in union