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The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.

MHAGESEP2

Age in months at second separation

Codes

This is a 4-digit numeric variable.

Description

MHAGESEP2 indicates the respondent's age in months at separation from second spouse.

Comparability

Men are included in the MHAGESEP2 in the 1980 sample only.

In 1995, the universe becomes even more restricted. In this sample, a woman needed to be married three or more times and their second marriage must have ended in divorce to be in-universe for MHAGESEP2.

Universe

  • Jun 1980: Persons 15-75 who have been married 2+ times.
  • Jun 1990: Females 15-56 who have been married 2+ times.
  • Jun 1995: Females 15-65 who have been married 3+ times whose second marriage ended in divorce.

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1980 - - - - - X - - - - - -
1990 - - - - - X - - - - - -
1995 - - - - - X - - - - - -

Flags

QMHMAR1SEP 

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