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LS variable metadata
| REVMST7 |
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| Table | ME71 1971 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Revised marital status of LS member in 1971. |
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| Source | 1971 Census. Derived from MARCON7, MGTYR47 and SPCIND7. |
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| Code notes | |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Single |
| 2 | Single1 |
| 3 | Married |
| 4 | Married1 |
| 5 | Married2 |
| 6 | Married3 |
| 7 | Married4 |
| 8 | Married5 |
| 9 | Divorced |
| 10 | Divorced1 |
| 11 | Widowed |
| 12 | Widowed1 |
References
| Refnum | Reference |
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| 800 | See Ni Bhrolchain M (1988) Changing partners: a longitudinal study of remarriage , Population Trends, 35, pp. 5-10 |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 3541 |
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| m204name | PAABME71 |
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| fullname | (ME71)REVMST7 |
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| description | A revised marital status code based on marital status, MARCON7, date of marriage termination MGTYR47, and presence/absence of spouse or defacto spouse, SPCIND7. |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 1971 Census. Derived from MARCON7, MGTYR47 and SPCIND7. |
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| derived | Y |
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| derivation | 01 = Single (MARCON7=0 and SPCIND7=2);
02 = Single (MARCON7=0);
03 = Married (MARCON7=1, SPCIND7=1, MTYR4=1001, 1000 or spaces);
04 = Married (MARCON7=1, SPCIND7=2, MTYR4=1000, 1001 or spaces);
05 = Married (MARCON7=1, SPCIND7=Space, MTYR4=1001,1000 o |
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| codelist | Y |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| occurs | 1 |
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| sasname | S21217 |
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| keyword | Marital |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | ME71 |
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