The DHS Program, which manages registration and access for IPUMS DHS, is again reviewing new user applications and requests for expanded access from currently approved users.
Codes and Frequencies
Description
MARTYPOTHER indicates whether the female respondent's last marriage was of some "other" type (for example, was not a civil marriage, religious marriage, or traditional marriage, but instead a private agreement between spouses without marriage). The precise meaning of "other" depends on the question wording and categories included in a particular sample.
Universe
- Togo 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
