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Code
Label
togo
88
0
No
X
1
Yes
X
8
Missing
X
9
NIU (Not in universe)
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Description
MARTYPOTHER indicates whether the female respondent's last marriage was of some "other" type (for example, was not a civil marriage, religious marriage, or traditional marriage, but instead a private agreement between spouses without marriage). The precise meaning of "other" depends on the question wording and categories included in a particular sample.
Comparability
MARTYPOTHER has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
MARTYPOTHER is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
Togo 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
