Variable MA8Y : Year of first union

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1974-9999

Valid case(s): 1895 (1827.2)
Invalid: 339 (290.8)
Minimum: 1970
Maximum: 9999

Universe

All currently or formerly married/cohabitating women (MA1=1:2 or MA5=1:2)

Source of information

Respondents

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
1970		1	2	0.1%
1974		1	1	0.0%
1975		7	6	0.3%
1976		10	9	0.5%
1977		13	15	0.8%
1978		19	22	1.2%
1979		19	17	0.9%
1980		34	45	2.4%
1981		20	21	1.2%
1982		25	19	1.0%
1983		35	38	2.1%
1984		33	30	1.6%
1985		40	46	2.5%
1986		32	32	1.8%
1987		35	33	1.8%
1988		29	42	2.3%
1989		41	52	2.8%
1990		32	38	2.1%
1991		47	48	2.6%
1992		33	36	2.0%
1993		56	63	3.4%
1994		40	47	2.6%
1995		45	49	2.7%
1996		47	46	2.5%
1997		52	53	2.9%
1998		59	58	3.2%
1999		79	71	3.9%
2000		83	68	3.7%
2001		61	45	2.4%
2002		74	61	3.3%
2003		86	78	4.2%
2004		86	63	3.4%
2005		106	92	5.0%
2006		104	93	5.1%
2007		108	95	5.2%
2008		82	81	4.4%
2009		57	64	3.5%
2010		39	49	2.7%
9997	Inconsistent	0	0	0.0%
9998	DK	119	100	5.5%
9999	Missing	6	2	0.1%
Sysmiss		339	291

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'.