Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
For men who have ever been married or lived with a woman, MAR1STYRMN (MV508) reports the year of their first marriage or (for most samples) unmarried cohabitation. The month of the man's first marriage/union is reported in MAR1STMOMN (MV507).
Comparability — Index
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, MAR1STYRMN (MV508) has no comparability problems.
While all samples in MAR1STYRMN use the Gregorian calendar, certain countries use country-specific variables. These countries (noted below) are excluded from MAR1STYRMN but are included in country-specific variables.
Comparability - Standard DHS
MAR1STYRMN (MV508) is included across all phases of the standard DHS men’s questionnaire.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Angola:
2015-M
Bangladesh:
1994-M, 1997-M, 2000-M, 2004-M, 2007-M, 2011-M
Benin:
1996-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2017-M
Burkina Faso:
1998-M, 2003-M, 2010-M
Burundi:
2010-M, 2016-M
Cameroon:
1991-M, 1998-M, 2004-M, 2011-M, 2018-M
Central African Republic:
1995-M
Chad:
1996-M, 2004-M, 2014-M
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-M, 2013-M
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-M, 2011-M
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-M, 1998-M, 2011-M
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-M
Ghana:
1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2014-M
Guinea:
1999-M, 2005-M, 2012-M, 2018-M
India:
2005-M, 2015-M
Jordan:
2017-M
Kenya:
1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2014-M
Lesotho:
2004-M, 2009-M, 2014-M
Liberia:
2007-M, 2013-M
Madagascar:
2003-M, 2008-M
Malawi:
1992-M, 2000-M, 2004-M, 2010-M, 2016-M
Mali:
1995-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2012-M, 2018-M
Mozambique:
1997-M, 2003-M, 2011-M
Myanmar:
2015-M
Namibia:
2000-M, 2006-M, 2013-M
Niger:
1992-M, 1998-M, 2006-M, 2012-M
Nigeria:
1999-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2013-M, 2018-M
Pakistan:
1991-M, 2012-M, 2017-M
Rwanda:
1992-M, 2000-M, 2005-M, 2010-M, 2014-M
Senegal:
1992-M, 1997-M, 2005-M, 2010-M, 2014-M, 2015-M, 2016-M, 2017-M
South Africa:
2016-M
Tanzania:
1991-M, 1996-M, 1999-M, 2004-M, 2010-M, 2015-M
Togo:
1998-M, 2013-M
Uganda:
1995-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
Zambia:
1996-M, 2001-M, 2007-M, 2013-M, 2018-M
Zimbabwe:
1994-M, 1999-M, 2005-M, 2010-M, 2015-M
