Codes

This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.

Description

Marital status - 1976-1988

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.

These string values in the original data have been recoded as follows:

blank => -9 : Missing

Comparability

UH_MARSTAT_B1 is comparable across all available samples.

Universe

Flags

Harmonized

• MARST