Variable MA8Y : Year of first union

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1974-9999
Valid case(s): 4357
Invalid: 1440
Minimum: 1976
Maximum: 9999

File: wm

Universe
All currently or formerly married/cohabitating women (MA1=1:2 or MA5=1:2)
Source of information
Respondents

Categories

Value Category Cases
1976 1 0.0%
1977 8 0.2%
1978 22 0.5%
1979 33 0.8%
1980 41 0.9%
1981 56 1.3%
1982 75 1.7%
1983 55 1.3%
1984 84 1.9%
1985 69 1.6%
1986 77 1.8%
1987 82 1.9%
1988 57 1.3%
1989 71 1.6%
1990 84 1.9%
1991 65 1.5%
1992 82 1.9%
1993 78 1.8%
1994 91 2.1%
1995 91 2.1%
1996 101 2.3%
1997 103 2.4%
1998 139 3.2%
1999 148 3.4%
2000 205 4.7%
2001 187 4.3%
2002 210 4.8%
2003 257 5.9%
2004 274 6.3%
2005 320 7.3%
2006 318 7.3%
2007 329 7.6%
2008 251 5.8%
2009 185 4.2%
2010 80 1.8%
9997 Inconsistent 0 0.0%
9998 DK 22 0.5%
9999 Missing 6 0.1%
Sysmiss 1440
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.

Literal question
In what month and year did you first marry or start living with a man as if married?
Interviewer instructions
If the respondent knows the date that she first married or started living with a man as if married, write it in the appropriate spaces for 'Month' and 'Year'. You will need to convert the month into numbers, as instructed earlier. For example, January is '01,' February is '02,' March is '03,' etc. 

If she does not recall the date that she first married or started living with a man as if married, ask whether she has any documentation that might give the date. If she does not know or have documentation of the month, circle '98' for 'DK month' and ask her the year that she first married or started living with a man as if married. Enter the year in the space provided and go to next module. If she does not know and does not have documentation of the year that she first married or started living with a man as if married, circle '9998' for 'DK year'.
Generated: OCT-19-2012 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit