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Codes and Frequencies
Description
Marital status, new grouping - 1994-2025_08
Unicon Corporation made the following notes about this variable:
CAUTION: PEMARITL is the original edited variable and it has 6 categories. It is marsta2. PRMARSTA is the recoded variable. Since it has 7 categories, it is a better match with the earlier years. It is marstat.
Universe
- Those who are ages 15+.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 – 2024 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2025 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - |
