Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who had ever been married or lived with a man, LOCALITYFMAR (V524) reports the number of localities the respondent had lived in for at least six months since the date of her first marriage or union.
Comparability — Index
GENERAL |
Kenya |
Comparability
Along with universe differences, question wording differences limit the comparability of LOCALITYFMAR (V524). First, those samples restricted to ever-married women ask about the number of places lived since "first married," while samples including all women of childbearing age frame the question as "first married (started living together)" according to the respondents' circumstances. Second, the type of geographic information collected varies across samples. While the normative wording was "number of localities," with the definition of "locality" left up to the respondent, some surveys specified particular geographic units.
Comparability - Standard DHS
LOCALITYFMAR (V524) is included in Phase I of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The Kenya 1989 survey collected, separately, the number of towns (TOWNSINCE1STMAR) and the number of districts lived in for at least 6 months since the start of the first union or marriage.
Universe
- Burundi 1987: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a partner.
- Egypt 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1988: 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 partner.
- Morocco 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1986: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a partner.
- Sudan 1989: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Tunisia 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a partner.