Variable MA8Y : Year of first union

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1974-9999
Valid case(s): 3738
Invalid: 1259
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 1 0.0%
1978 1 0.0%
1980 8 0.2%
1981 7 0.2%
1982 19 0.5%
1983 32 0.9%
1984 42 1.1%
1985 62 1.7%
1986 62 1.7%
1987 50 1.3%
1988 71 1.9%
1989 50 1.3%
1990 83 2.2%
1991 76 2.0%
1992 61 1.6%
1993 77 2.1%
1994 75 2.0%
1995 88 2.4%
1996 78 2.1%
1997 85 2.3%
1998 68 1.8%
1999 91 2.4%
2000 123 3.3%
2001 106 2.8%
2002 119 3.2%
2003 165 4.4%
2004 175 4.7%
2005 189 5.1%
2006 201 5.4%
2007 240 6.4%
2008 240 6.4%
2009 254 6.8%
2010 235 6.3%
2011 188 5.0%
2012 159 4.3%
2013 106 2.8%
2014 6 0.2%
9997 Inconsistent 0 0.0%
9998 DK 42 1.1%
9999 Missing 2 0.1%
Sysmiss 1259
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: MAY-29-2015 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit