Demographic and Health Survey, 2008
Fifth Round

Nigeria, 2008

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Reference ID

NGA-NPC-DHS-2008-v1.0

Producer(s)

National Population Commission (NPC)

Metadata

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Oct 18, 2010

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Dec 02, 2013

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Date of first marriage (cmc) (V509)

Data file: Woman

Overview

Valid: 25364

Invalid: 9232

Minimum: 832

Maximum: 1306

Mean: 1138.17

Standard deviation: 111.595

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 621

End: 624

Width: 4

Range: 832 - 1306

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

(MARRIED/LIVED WITH A MAN ONLY ONCE) In what month and year did you start living with your husband/partner? (MARRIED/LIVED WITH A MAN MORE THAN ONCE) Now I would like to ask about when you started living with your first husband/partner. In what month and year was that?

Description

Universe

Ever-married women (V501<>0)

Source of information

Respondent

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

Calculated from the date of marriage given, with any missing information imputed; then smoothed.

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Demographic and Health Survey, 2008 Fifth Round