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 (man_q409month)

Data file: NCSS 2012 MEN CHARACTERISTICS ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 2289

invd 81

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

In what month and year did you start living with your wife/partner?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	jan	130	5.7%
2	feb	122	5.3%
3	mar	87	3.8%
4	apr	114	5%
5	may	72	3.1%
6	jun	79	3.5%
7	jul	355	15.5%
8	aug	90	3.9%
9	sep	50	2.2%
10	oct	36	1.6%
11	nov	57	2.5%
12	dec	105	4.6%
98	don't know	31	1.4%
99	not applicable	961	42%
9999995	missing:impute	0	0%
Sysmiss		81

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

FOR MEN WITH MORE THAN ONE WIFE/LIVE-IN PARTNERS ASK ABOUT THE MONTH ANDYEAR HE STARTED LIVING WITH HIS WIFE/PARTNER

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 men aged 12-54 years who are in union according to man_q401 or who have ever been married according to man_q402