Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who are not currently married or living with a man, EVERMARRIED (V535) reports the woman's relationship history as "No [never married/in union]," "Formerly married," or "Lived with a man."
Comparability
Along with universe difference, EVERMARRIED (V535) has some differences in question wording. Most earlier samples asked, "Have you ever been married or lived with a man?" Later samples asked, "Have you ever been married or lived together with a man as if married?"
Further variations in wording are noted below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
EVERMARRIED is based on a question in the standard DHS questionnaire, with the words "as if married" added to "lived with a man" beginning in Phase V.
Universe
- Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Burundi 2010: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-64 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Chad 1996: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Chad 2004: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Comoros 1996: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Comoros 2012: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1994: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ethiopia 2000: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ethiopia 2011: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ethiopia 2019: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ghana 1998: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ghana 2003: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Kenya 2003: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Lesotho 2004: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Madagascar 2003: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Malawi 2000: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Mozambique 1997: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Mozambique 2003: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Mozambique 2011: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Myanmar 2015: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married.
- Namibia 2000: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Namibia 2013: Women age 15-64 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married.
- Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Rwanda 2000: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Rwanda 2019: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a partner.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Tanzania 1999: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Uganda 2001: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zambia 2001: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zimbabwe 1999: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zimbabwe 2010: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.
- Zimbabwe 2015: Women age 15-49 who are not currently married or living with a man.