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HUSRELATEHOW

(HUSRELATEHOW)
Type of relation to current husband prior to marriage
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Description

HUSRELATEHOW reports the type of familial relation the woman had to her husband prior to marriage.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL

Mauritania

Comparability

Along with universe differences, response categories for HUSRELATEHOW vary across samples. See country-specific comparability for more information.

The harmonized coding categories in the IPUMS-DHS variable HUSRELATEHOW were constructed to enhance comparability, with major and minor categories. The major categories are:

  • 10: First cousin
  • 20: Second cousin
  • 30: Uncle
  • 40: Other blood relative
  • 50: Brother-in-law
  • 60: Other non-blood relative
Comparability - Standard DHS

HUSRELATEHOW is a country-specific variable not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Comparability — Mauritania [top]

The 2021 Mauritania survey allows multiple response categories for a single answer – which leads to sub-categories like both maternal and paternal cousin. Responses that have differing levels of closeness (e.g., “first paternal cousin” and “other relative”) are coded based on the relationship with the highest level of closeness.

Universe

  • India 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married and were related to their husband prior to marriage.
  • Mauritania 2021: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married and were related to their husband prior to marriage.
  • India: 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Mauritania: 2021-W, 2021-C, 2021-B