Nairobi Cross-sectional Slums Survey (NCSS), 2012, 2nd Survey

KENYA, 2012
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)

African Population & Health Research Center

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age at first marriage (wom_q611)

Data file: NCSS 2012 WOMEN CHARACTERISTICS ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 4191

invd 42

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 12 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How old were you when you first started living with him?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
12		23	0.5%
13		26	0.6%
14		60	1.4%
15		112	2.7%
16		171	4.1%
17		219	5.2%
18		295	7%
19		308	7.3%
20		258	6.2%
21		235	5.6%
22		193	4.6%
23		148	3.5%
24		122	2.9%
25		80	1.9%
26		58	1.4%
27		36	0.9%
28		29	0.7%
29		18	0.4%
30		15	0.4%
31		14	0.3%
32		7	0.2%
33		8	0.2%
34		2	0%
35		2	0%
36		3	0.1%
38		1	0%
39		1	0%
42		3	0.1%
43		3	0.1%
98	don't know	18	0.4%
99	not applicable	1425	34%
9999995	missing:impute	298	7.1%
Sysmiss		42

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.

Question pretext

Question post text

Interviewer instructions

If, after asking the date the woman started living with her first partner (Q. 615), you were unable to record a year, ask how old she was when she started living with him. As with other age questions, if she doesn't know, probe. Use information on events for which you already have information, e.g., ask how old she was when her first child was born, and then ask how long before or after giving birth she began living with her first husband or partner. Notice that selecting DON'T KNOW is allowed as a valid response for Q.615. However, if you were unable to obtain a numerical response to YEAR in Q. 615, you will have to provide the AGE in Q. 616.

Description

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Age at first marriage

Universe

All women aged 12-49 years who are in union according to wom_q601 or who have ever been married according to wom_q602A and who don't know the month and year of their first marriage according to wom_q610