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      class Consens : public Editor {

public:
  Consens(VarPointer varInfo) : Editor(varInfo) {}
  void edit() {

    long a = getRecoded();
    switch (dataSet) {
    case dataset_id::br2000a:
      if (BR2000A_0480() == 4 && BR2000A_0478() == 1)
        a = 1;
      break;
    case dataset_id::es2001a:
      if (ES2001A_0408() != 2 && ES2001A_0443() != 99)
        a = 1;
      break;
    case dataset_id::ro2002a:
      if (RO2002A_0420() == 2 && RO2002A_0419() != 2)
        a = 9;
      break;
    case dataset_id::ar2001a:
      if (AR2001A_0414() == 2 && AR2001A_0415() == 1)
        a = 2;
      break;
    case dataset_id::hu2001a:
      if (HU2001A_0410() == 2 && HU2001A_0408() == 2)
        a = 2;
      break;
    case dataset_id::hu2011a:
      if (HU2011A_0409() == 0 && HU2011A_0408() == 2)
        a = 2;
      break;
    case dataset_id::pr1970a:
      if (PR1970A_0516() == 1 && PR1970A_0420() > 2)
        a = 9;
      break;
    case dataset_id::fr2006a:
      if (FR2006A_0412() == 1 && FR2006A_0433() == 2)
        a = 2;
      break;
    case dataset_id::de1981a:
      if (DE1981A_0415() == 0 && DE1981A_0413() == 2)
        a = 2;
      break;
    case dataset_id::jm1991a:
      if (JM1991A_0451() == 9 && JM1991A_0411() == 2)
        a = 2;
      break;
    case dataset_id::jm2001a:
      if (JM2001A_0412() == 9 && JM2001A_0410() == 1)
        a = 2;
      break;
    case dataset_id::fr2011a:
      if (FR2011A_0409() == 1 && FR2011A_0431() == 2)
        a = 2;
      break;
    }

    setData(a);
  }
};

    

Description

CONSENS indicates whether the respondent was in a consensual union -- a de facto marriage.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL
Argentina
Belarus
Benin
Botswana
Brazil
Canada
Côte d'Ivoire
Fiji
France
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Lesotho
Liberia
Mali
Mexico
Panama
Poland
Romania
Russia
Saint Lucia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Togo
Ukraine
Uruguay
Zambia

Comparability — General

The Austria 1971-2001, Argentina 2001, Costa Rica 2011, Dominican Republic 1970, France 2006, Hungary 2001-2011, Jamaica 2001, Poland 2002-2011, Puerto Rico 1970-1990, Romania 2002-2011, Spain 2001, St. Lucia 1991, and Uruguay 2006 samples asked about de facto status as a separate question in addition to legal marital status. These are the only samples for which CONSENS provides unique information. In other samples we do not know the legal marital status of persons in consensual unions. CONSENS in those samples is simply a recode of the marital status variable, MARST.

It is possible to identify consensual unions in the 2001 Greece, 1970 and 1990 Hungary, 1991-2011 Ireland, 2001 Italy, 2000 and 2005 Puerto Rico, 2002 Slovenia, 1990-2015 U.S., 1962-1975 France, and all United Kingdom, among other samples, using RELATE. However, only unions involving the head and an "unmarried partner" can be identified.

Comparability — Argentina [top]

The data for 2001 are inferred from questions on cohabitation and marital status.

Comparability — Belarus [top]

In the 1999 and 2009 samples, information on consensual union status is collected as part of the marital status question.

Comparability — Benin [top]

Consensual unions are reported in Benin in the census question regarding marital status.

Comparability — Botswana [top]

In all samples, information on consensual union status is collected as part of the marital status question. It is available for non-institutionalized household residents only.

The universe for the 2001 and 2011 samples are non-institutionalized residents who are in unions, while the universe for the 1991 sample is persons who are in a union only.

Comparability — Brazil [top]

In Brazil, consensual union is part of the question, or questions, on marital status.

Comparability — Canada [top]

The 2011 census asked about de facto marital status only. The legal marital status of individuals in consensual unions is unknown.

Comparability — Côte d'Ivoire [top]

In the 1988 and 1998 samples, the information on consensual union status (cohabitation or common-law marriage) is collected as part of the marital status question.

Comparability — Fiji [top]

Consensual unions are identified in the census question on marital status.

Comparability — France [top]

In 2006, this variable is constructed using information on whether a person was in a union and whether they were formally married. Because the category legally married includes persons who are separated, cohabitating persons who are separated from a marriage cannot be identified and are coded as currently married.

Comparability — Greece [top]

The 2011 sample distinguishes "registered union" as part of the marital status question.

Comparability — Guatemala [top]

Consensual unions are identified in the census question on marital status.

Comparability — Honduras [top]

In Honduras, consensual union is part of the question on marital status.

Comparability — Jamaica [top]

In 2001, cohabitation status was collected for all unmarried adults and is available in CONSENS. In earlier years, the universe on consensual unions was so restrictive that this information is not incorporated into CONSENS. The data are available in the unharmonized source variables: in 1982, for women ages 14 to 45 in JM1982A_0440; and in 1991, for all unmarried women in JM1991A_0412.

Comparability — Lesotho [top]

In 2006, the census question on marital status identifies persons in consensual unions.

Comparability — Liberia [top]

Consensual unions are identified only in 2008.

Comparability — Mali [top]

Consensual unions are identified only in 2009.

Comparability — Mexico [top]

In all samples, information on consensual union status is collected as part of the marital status question.

Comparability — Panama [top]

In Panama, consensual union is part of the question on marital status.

Comparability — Poland [top]

The 2002 and 2011 samples include separate questions on legal and de facto marital status.

Comparability — Romania [top]

In the 2002 and 2011 samples, consensual union status was asked as a separate question from marital status.

Comparability — Russia [top]

Consensual unions are identified in the census question on marital status.

Comparability — Saint Lucia [top]

In 1980, it is possible to identify women younger than age 46 who were in a consensual union. That information is not incorporated into CONSENS because the universe is restrictive, but data are available in the unharmonized source variable LC1980A_0437.

Comparability — Sierra Leone [top]

In 2015, consensual union is part of the question on marital status; the source variable distinguishes between consensual unions with a duration of under 5 years from those of 5 or more years.

Comparability — South Africa [top]

Persons in institutions were not asked the question in 2007 and are thus out of the universe in that sample.

Comparability — Togo [top]

Consensual unions are identified in the census question on marital status. In 2010, visitors were not asked their marital status, and are thus not in universe for CONSENS.

Comparability — Ukraine [top]

Ukraine distinguishes between persons in a registered marriage and those living with a partner in a marriage that has not been formally registered. These unregistered marriages are identified as cohabiting unions in CONSENS.

Comparability — Uruguay [top]

The 2006 and 2011 samples collect information on consensual unions in a variable separate from MARST.

Comparability — Zambia [top]

In 2000, CONSENS is available for all persons in a marital or consensual union. In 2010, the data are available only for visitors and members of the household who were present at the time of the census. No information is available prior to 2000.

Universe

  • Argentina 1970: Persons in a union
  • Argentina 1980: Persons in a union
  • Argentina 1991: Persons in a union
  • Argentina 2001: Persons in a union
  • Armenia 2001: Persons in a union
  • Armenia 2011: Persons in a union
  • Austria 1971: Persons in a union
  • Austria 1981: Persons in a union
  • Austria 1991: Persons in a union
  • Austria 2001: Persons in a union
  • Belarus 1999: Persons in a union
  • Belarus 2009: Persons in a union
  • Benin 1992: Persons in a union and in private households
  • Benin 2002: Residents in a union
  • Benin 2013: Persons in a union
  • Bolivia 2001: Persons in a union
  • Bolivia 2012: Persons in a union
  • Botswana 1991: Persons in a union
  • Botswana 2001: Persons in a union; non-institutionalized residents
  • Botswana 2011: Persons in a union; non-institutionalized residents
  • Brazil 1960: Persons in a union
  • Brazil 1970: Persons in a union
  • Brazil 1980: Persons in a union
  • Brazil 1991: Persons in a union
  • Brazil 2000: Persons in a union
  • Brazil 2010: Persons in a union
  • Cameroon 2005: Persons in a union
  • Canada 2011: Persons in a union
  • Chile 1960: Persons in a union
  • Chile 1970: Persons in a union
  • Chile 1982: Persons in a union
  • Chile 1992: Persons in a union
  • Chile 2002: Persons in a union
  • Colombia 1964: Persons in a union
  • Colombia 1973: Persons in a union
  • Colombia 1985: Persons in a union
  • Colombia 1993: Persons in a union
  • Colombia 2005: Persons in a union
  • Costa Rica 1963: Persons in a union
  • Costa Rica 1973: Persons in a union
  • Costa Rica 1984: Persons in a union
  • Costa Rica 2000: Persons in a union
  • Costa Rica 2011: Persons in a union
  • Cuba 2002: Persons in a union
  • Cuba 2012: Persons in a union
  • Côte d'Ivoire 1988: Residents age 12+
  • Côte d'Ivoire 1998: All persons
  • Dominican Republic 1960: Persons in a union
  • Dominican Republic 1970: Persons in a union
  • Dominican Republic 1981: Persons in a union
  • Dominican Republic 2002: Persons in a union
  • Dominican Republic 2010: Persons in a union
  • Ecuador 1962: Persons in a union
  • Ecuador 1974: Persons in a union
  • Ecuador 1982: Persons in a union
  • Ecuador 1990: Persons in a union
  • Ecuador 2001: Persons in a union
  • Ecuador 2010: Persons in a union
  • El Salvador 1992: Persons in a union
  • El Salvador 2007: Persons in a union
  • Ethiopia 2007: Long form respondents in a union
  • Fiji 2007: Persons in a union
  • Fiji 2014: Persons in a union
  • France 2006: Persons in a union
  • France 2011: Persons in a union
  • Ghana 2000: Persons in a union
  • Ghana 2010: Persons in a union
  • Greece 2011: Persons in a union
  • Guatemala 1964: Persons in a union
  • Guatemala 1973: Persons in a union
  • Guatemala 1981: Persons in a union
  • Guatemala 1994: Persons in a union
  • Guatemala 2002: Persons in a union
  • Guinea 1996: Persons in a union
  • Guinea 2014: Persons in a union
  • Haiti 1971: Persons in a union
  • Haiti 1982: Persons in a union
  • Haiti 2003: Persons in a union
  • Honduras 1961: Persons in a union
  • Honduras 1974: Persons in a union
  • Honduras 1988: Persons in a union
  • Honduras 2001: Persons in a union
  • Hungary 2001: Persons in a union
  • Hungary 2011: Persons in a union
  • Jamaica 2001: Persons age 16+ in a union
  • Kyrgyzstan 1999: Persons in a union
  • Kyrgyzstan 2009: Persons in a union
  • Laos 2015: All persons
  • Lesotho 2006: Persons in a union
  • Liberia 2008: Persons in a union
  • Mali 2009: Persons in a union
  • Mauritius 1990: Persons in a union
  • Mauritius 2000: Persons in a union
  • Mauritius 2011: Persons in a union
  • Mexico 1960: Residents in a union
  • Mexico 1970: Residents in a union
  • Mexico 1990: Residents in a union
  • Mexico 1995: Residents in a union
  • Mexico 2000: Residents in a union
  • Mexico 2010: Residents in a union
  • Mexico 2015: Residents in a union
  • Mexico 2020: Residents in a union
  • Mongolia 2000: Persons in a union
  • Mozambique 1997: Residents in a union
  • Mozambique 2007: Persons in a union
  • Nicaragua 1971: Persons in a union
  • Nicaragua 1995: Persons in a union
  • Nicaragua 2005: Persons in a union
  • Panama 1960: Persons in a union
  • Panama 1970: Persons in a union
  • Panama 1980: Persons in a union
  • Panama 1990: Persons in a union
  • Panama 2000: Persons in a union
  • Panama 2010: Persons in a union
  • Paraguay 1962: Persons in a union
  • Paraguay 1972: Persons in a union
  • Paraguay 1982: Persons in a union
  • Paraguay 1992: Persons in a union
  • Paraguay 2002: Persons in a union
  • Peru 1993: Persons in a union
  • Peru 2007: Persons in a union
  • Peru 2017: Persons in a union
  • Philippines 1990: Persons in a union
  • Philippines 1995: Persons in a union
  • Philippines 2000: Persons in a union
  • Philippines 2010: Persons in a union
  • Poland 2002: Persons in a union
  • Poland 2011: Persons in a union
  • Portugal 1991: Persons in a union
  • Portugal 2001: Persons in a union
  • Puerto Rico 1970: Persons in a union
  • Puerto Rico 1980: Persons in a union
  • Puerto Rico 1990: Persons in a union
  • Romania 2002: Persons in a union
  • Romania 2011: Persons in a union
  • Russia 2002: Persons in a union
  • Russia 2010: Persons in a union
  • Rwanda 1991: Persons in a union in private households
  • Rwanda 2002: Persons in a union in private households
  • Saint Lucia 1991: Persons in a union
  • Senegal 2013: Persons in a union
  • Sierra Leone 2015: Residents in a union in ordinary households
  • South Africa 1996: Persons in a union
  • South Africa 2001: Persons in a union
  • South Africa 2007: Persons in a union
  • South Africa 2011: Persons in a union
  • South Africa 2016: Persons in a union
  • Spain 2001: Persons in a union
  • Tanzania 2002: Persons in a union
  • Togo 1960: Resident persons in a union
  • Togo 2010: Persons in a union
  • Ukraine 2001: Persons in a union
  • Uruguay 1963: Persons in a union
  • Uruguay 1975: Persons in a union
  • Uruguay 1985: Persons in a union
  • Uruguay 1996: Persons in a union
  • Uruguay 2006: Persons in a union
  • Uruguay 2011: Persons in a union
  • Venezuela 1971: Persons in a union
  • Venezuela 1981: Persons in a union
  • Venezuela 1990: Persons in a union
  • Venezuela 2001: Persons in a union
  • Zambia 2000: Persons in a union; present at the time of the census
  • Zambia 2010: Persons in a union

Availability

  • Argentina: 1970, 1980, 1991, 2001
  • Armenia: 2001, 2011
  • Austria: 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001
  • Belarus: 1999, 2009
  • Benin: 1992, 2002, 2013
  • Bolivia: 2001, 2012
  • Botswana: 1991, 2001, 2011
  • Brazil: 1960, 1970, 1980, 1991, 2000, 2010
  • Cameroon: 2005
  • Canada: 2011
  • Chile: 1960, 1970, 1982, 1992, 2002
  • Colombia: 1964, 1973, 1985, 1993, 2005
  • Costa Rica: 1963, 1973, 1984, 2000, 2011
  • Cuba: 2002, 2012
  • Côte d'Ivoire: 1988, 1998
  • Dominican Republic: 1960, 1970, 1981, 2002, 2010
  • Ecuador: 1962, 1974, 1982, 1990, 2001, 2010
  • El Salvador: 1992, 2007
  • Ethiopia: 2007
  • Fiji: 2007, 2014
  • France: 2006, 2011
  • Ghana: 2000, 2010
  • Greece: 2011
  • Guatemala: 1964, 1973, 1981, 1994, 2002
  • Guinea: 1996, 2014
  • Haiti: 1971, 1982, 2003
  • Honduras: 1961, 1974, 1988, 2001
  • Hungary: 2001, 2011
  • Jamaica: 2001
  • Kyrgyzstan: 1999, 2009
  • Laos: 2015
  • Lesotho: 2006
  • Liberia: 2008
  • Mali: 2009
  • Mauritius: 1990, 2000, 2011
  • Mexico: 1960, 1970, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005Q1, 2005Q2, 2005Q3, 2005Q4, 2006Q1, 2006Q2, 2006Q3, 2006Q4, 2007Q1, 2007Q2, 2007Q3, 2007Q4, 2008Q1, 2008Q2, 2008Q3, 2008Q4, 2009Q1, 2009Q2, 2009Q3, 2009Q4, 2010, 2010Q1, 2010Q2, 2010Q3, 2010Q4, 2011Q1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q4, 2012Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q4, 2013Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q4, 2014Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q4, 2015, 2015Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q4, 2016Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q4, 2017Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q4, 2018Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q4, 2019Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q4, 2020, 2020Q1, 2020Q3
  • Mongolia: 2000
  • Mozambique: 1997, 2007
  • Nicaragua: 1971, 1995, 2005
  • Nigeria: 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Panama: 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010
  • Paraguay: 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002
  • Peru: 1993, 2007, 2017
  • Philippines: 1990, 1995, 2000, 2010
  • Poland: 2002, 2011
  • Portugal: 1991, 2001
  • Puerto Rico: 1970, 1980, 1990
  • Romania: 2002, 2011
  • Russia: 2002, 2010
  • Rwanda: 1991, 2002
  • Saint Lucia: 1991
  • Senegal: 2013
  • Sierra Leone: 2015
  • South Africa: 1996, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016
  • Spain: 2001
  • Tanzania: 2002
  • Togo: 1960, 2010
  • Ukraine: 2001
  • Uruguay: 1963, 1975, 1985, 1996, 2006, 2011
  • Venezuela: 1971, 1981, 1990, 2001
  • Zambia: 2000, 2010