NUHDSS-Marital status history - 2007-2008

KENYA, 2007 - 2008
Nairobi Urban Health & Demographic Surveillance System

African Population and Health Research Center

Variable Groups

Variable group: MARITAL STATUS DETAILS

Variables 20

mhi_maritalstatus

current marital status (created by combining variables)

mhi_currmar

currently married/living with partner

mhi_evermarr

ever married/lived with partner

mhi_modeendmarr

how the last marriage ended

mhi_agefirstmarr

age at first marriage

mhi_numspouses

# of spouses in lifetime

mhs_numspouses

# of spouses in lifetime

mhs_marryorder

marriage order of the spouse

mhs_startdatemarr

start date of marriage to the spouse

mhs_modemarr

how the marriage began

mhs_formalisemarr

formalised union after living with partner

mhs_stillmarr

still married

mhs_enddatemarr

end date of marriage to the spouse

mhs_modeendmarr

how the last marriage ended

mhs_hasmultiwives

male has/has had multiple wives with this wife

mhs_hascowives

female has/has had co-wives with this husband

mhs_nummultiwives

# of other wives male has/has had with this wife

mhs_numcowives

# of co-wives female has/has had with this husband

mhs_spouselivesinHH

spouse/partner lives in household

mhs_spouseliveselse

spouse/partner lives elsewhere