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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month of first marriage (wom_man_q610month)

Data file: NCSS 2012 WOMEN+MEN CHARACTERISTICS ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 6196

invd 407

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

MARRIED/LIVED WITH A MAN/WOMAN ONLY ONCE: In what month and year did you start living with your spouse/partner? MARRIED/LIVED WITH A MAN/WOMAN MORE THAN ONCE: Now I would like to ask you about when you started living with your first spouse/partner. In what month and year was that?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	jan	418	6.7%
2	feb	307	5%
3	mar	219	3.5%
4	apr	307	5%
5	may	215	3.5%
6	jun	214	3.5%
7	jul	1015	16.4%
8	aug	248	4%
9	sep	152	2.5%
10	oct	146	2.4%
11	nov	158	2.6%
12	dec	317	5.1%
98	don't know	94	1.5%
99	not applicable	2386	38.5%
9999995	missing:impute	0	0%
Sysmiss		407

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

CHECK 609:

Question post text

Interviewer instructions

You need to do two things in this question. First, check back to the answer to Q609 and select the appropriate option. Then read the question under this option and record the response as given by the woman. We want to know the month and year when the respondent started living with her (first) husband or partner. If she can't remember the date, you will need to probe. The dates recorded in the birth history may help you in probing. For example, check the date of birth of her first child and ask her how many months or years before (or after) the birth she started living with her (first) husband or partner. Note that we are interested in the starting date of her first union (marriage or living together), not the date of first sex or first birth. Do not assume that the starting date of first union comes before date of the first birth; it may be that she had her first birth before her first union. If she answers in terms of the number of years, (for example, “two years ago”), probe to find the month and year. Notice that in recording the date in Q. 610, you will record both the month and year and if one of these items is not known, you will select DON'T KNOW for that item.

Description

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Month of first marriage

Universe

All individuals (males aged 12-54 years & females aged 12-49 years) who are in union according to wom_man_q601 or who have ever been married according to wom_man_q602A