1) Percentage of currently married women (women who are either married or who are living with a man as if married), by the number of other wives that her partner has.
2) Percentage of currently married women (women who are either married or who are living with a man as if married) with one or more co-wives.
Coverage:
Population base: Currently married women (v502 = 1) (IR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
1) Number of currently married women (v502 = 1), by number of other wives (v505) of her current partner
2) Number of currently married women, with one or more co-wives (v502 = 1 and v505 > 0)
Denominator: Number of currently marriedwomen (v502 = 1)
Variables: IR file.
|
v502 |
Currently/formerly/never in union |
|
v505 |
Number of co-wives |
|
v005 |
Woman’s individual sample weight |
|
awfactt |
All women factor (only needed with ever-married samples) |
For each numberof co-wives, numerators aredivided by the denominator and multiplied by 100. In ever-married samples, the denominator is adjustedby the all women factors.
If number of co-wivesis unknown by respondent or missing, respondent is excluded from numerator and may be presented in the table as a separate column for unknown or missing number of co-wives.
Percentages add up to 100 percent.
Questions on number of co-wives are normally only asked in countries where polygyny is practiced, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
Smith-Greenaway, E., and J. Trinitapoli. 2014. "Polygynous contexts, family structure, and infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa." Demography 51(2): 341-366. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13524-013-0262-9
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 4.3.1
API Indicator IDs:
MA_CWIV_W_0WV, MA_CWIV_W_1WV, MA_CWIV_W_2PW
MICS6 Indicator PR.6: Polygyny
Percentage of men who are either married or who are living with a woman as if married, by the number of wives.
Coverage:
Population base: Currently married men (mv502 = 1) (MR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerator: Number ofcurrently married men (mv502 = 1), by number of wives (mv505)
Denominator: Number of currently marriedmen (mv502 = 1)
Variables: MR file.
|
mv502 |
Currently/formerly/never in union |
|
mv505 |
Number of wives |
|
mv005 |
Man’s individual sample weight |
|
amfactt |
All man factor (only needed with ever-married samples) |
For each number of wives, numerators are divided by the denominator and multiplied by 100. In ever-married samples, the denominator is adjusted by the all man factors.
If number of wives is unknown by respondent or missing, respondent is excluded from the numerator and may be presented in the table as a separate column for unknown or missing number of wives.
Percentages add up to 100 percent.
Questions on number of wives are normally only asked in countries where polygyny is practiced, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
Reniers, G., and S. Watkins. 2010. "Polygyny and the spread of HIV in Sub Saharan Africa: a case of benign concurrency." AIDS (London, England) 24(2): 299. https://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/fulltext/2010/01030/Polygyny_and_the_spread_of_HIV_in_sub_Saharan.16.aspx
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 4.3.2
API Indicator IDs:
MA_WIVE_M_1WV, MA_WIVE_M_2PW
MICS6 Indicator PR.6: Polygyny