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COWIFEATMARYN (COWIFEATMARYN)
Husband had other living wives at time of marriage
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This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.

Description

COWIFEATMARYN indicates whether the woman's husband had any other living wives at the start of their marriage/union.

The related variable COWIFEATMARNO reports the total number of other wives at the start of the union.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, COWIFEATMARYN is comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

COWIFEATMARYN is a country-specific variable not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

No universe descriptions are currently available.
  • Burundi: 1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B
  • Kenya: 1989-W, 1989-C, 1989-B
  • Mali: 1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B