Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
For men who are not currently married or living with a woman, EVERMARRIEDMN (MV535) reports the manâs relationship history as "No [never married/in union]" or "Formerly married" or "Lived with a woman."
Comparability — Index
Comparability
Along with universe differences, EVERMARRIEDMN (MV535) has some differences in question wording. Most early samples ask, "Have you ever been married or lived with a man?" Later samples ask, "Have you ever been married or lived together with a woman as if married?"
Further variations in question wording are noted below.
To maximize comparability across samples, IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding for this variable. The answer "No" is coded 0. For men who report having ever been married or lived with a woman, IPUMS-DHS uses a 2-digit coding system, where the first digit indicates whether the male respondent was ever formerly married or lived with a woman (code 10). The second digit indicates whether the male respondent was formerly married (code 11), lived with a woman (code 12), or both formerly married and lived with a woman (code 13).
Comparability - Standard DHS
EVERMARRIEDMN (MV535) is based on a question in the standard DHS questionnaire, with the words "as if married" added to "lived with a woman" beginning in Phase V.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Angola:
2015-M
Bangladesh:
2004-M, 2007-M, 2011-M
Benin:
1996-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2017-M
Burkina Faso:
1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2010-M
Burundi:
2010-M, 2016-M
Cameroon:
1998-M, 2004-M, 2011-M, 2018-M
Central African Republic:
1995-M
Chad:
1996-M, 2004-M, 2014-M
Comoros:
1996-M, 2012-M
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-M, 2013-M
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-M, 2011-M
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-M, 1998-M, 2011-M
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-M
Ethiopia:
2000-M, 2005-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
Gabon:
2000-M, 2012-M
Gambia:
2013-M, 2019-M
Ghana:
1998-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2014-M
Guinea:
1999-M, 2005-M, 2012-M, 2018-M
India:
2015-M, 2019-M
Jordan:
2017-M
Kenya:
1998-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2014-M
Lesotho:
2004-M, 2009-M, 2014-M
Liberia:
2007-M, 2013-M
Madagascar:
2003-M, 2008-M
Malawi:
2000-M, 2004-M, 2010-M, 2016-M
Mali:
1995-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2012-M, 2018-M
Mozambique:
1997-M, 2003-M, 2011-M
Myanmar:
2015-M
Namibia:
2000-M, 2006-M, 2013-M
Nepal:
2006-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
Niger:
1998-M, 2006-M, 2012-M
Nigeria:
1999-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2013-M, 2018-M
Pakistan:
2012-M
Rwanda:
2000-M, 2005-M, 2008-M, 2010-M, 2014-M, 2019-M
Sao Tome:
2008-M
Senegal:
2005-M, 2010-M, 2014-M, 2015-M, 2016-M, 2017-M
Sierra Leone:
2008-M, 2013-M, 2019-M
South Africa:
2016-M
Tanzania:
1996-M, 1999-M, 2004-M, 2010-M, 2015-M
Togo:
1998-M, 2013-M
Uganda:
1995-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
Zambia:
1996-M, 2001-M, 2007-M, 2013-M, 2018-M
Zimbabwe:
1994-M, 1999-M, 2005-M, 2010-M, 2015-M
