IPUMS DHS: descr: COWIFEATMARYN

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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COWIFEATMARYN (COWIFEATMARYN)

Husband had other living wives at time of marriage

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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.

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.

Burundi 1987: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a partner.
Kenya 1989: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
Mali 1987: Currently-married women age 15-49 whose husbands do not have other wives or who don't know their own wife rank number.

Burundi: 1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B

Kenya: 1989-W, 1989-C, 1989-B

Mali: 1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B