MARCURCMC
(V509A)
MARCURCMC (V509A) is a 4-digit variable.
9997 = Don't know
9998 = Missing
9999 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
MARCURCMC (V509A) reports the century month code (CMC) for the date of the woman's current marriage or cohabitation, if she has been married more than once.
Century month codes (CMC) are particularly useful checking the consistency of dates, calculating intervals between events, and imputing dates when the information for an event is missing or partially complete.
Century month codes (CMC) are calculated by multiplying by 12 the difference between the year of an event and 1900. The year 1900 was chosen as the reference period because all of the DHS-relevant events occurred during the twentieth or twenty-first centuries. The month of the event is added to the previous result.
For example, the CMC for June 2002 is:
In other words, 1,230 months have elapsed between January 1900 and June 2002. Starting with CMC figures, one can calculate the month and year using the following formulas:
For more information, visit The DHS Program website to find the latest Guide to DHS Statistics.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, MARCURCMC (V509A) is largely comparable across samples.
While all samples in MARCURCMC utilize the Gregorian calendar, certain countries use country-specific calendars. These countries (noted below) are excluded from MARCURCMC but are included in country-specific variables.
- Nepal uses the Vikram Samvat: MARCURCMC_NP
MARCURCMC (V509A) is a standard recode variable included in Phase VIII of DHS data.
Universe
- Burkina Faso 2021: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Cambodia 2021: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2021: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Ghana 2022: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Jordan 2023: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Kenya 2022: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Lesotho 2023: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Mozambique 2022: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Nepal 2022: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Philippines 2022: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Senegal 2023: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
- Tanzania 2022: Women age 15-49 who are currently married/living with a man and who have been married more than once.
