Codes and Frequencies
Can't find the category you are looking for? Try the Detailed codes
Explore how IPUMS created this variable
Most IPUMS data transformations are performed using variable harmonization tables that specify how each value in the source data is recoded. Some variables also require programming logic in addition to the harmonization table. The harmonization documents for this variable are:
- Harmonization table
- Supplemental programming
- Instructions for interpreting harmonization documents
class Marryr : public Editor {
public:
Marryr(VarPointer varInfo) : Editor(varInfo) {}
void edit() {
long a = getRecoded();
switch (dataSet) {
case dataset_id::pr2010a:
if (PR2010A_0423() == 2 || PR2010A_0423() == 3)
a = 9999;
break;
case dataset_id::pr2015a:
if (PR2015A_0419() == 2 || PR2015A_0419() == 3)
a = 9999;
break;
case dataset_id::pr2020a:
if (PR2020A_0419() == 2 || PR2020A_0419() == 3)
a = 9999;
break;
case dataset_id::us2010a:
if (US2010A_0423() == 2 || US2010A_0423() == 3)
a = 9999;
break;
case dataset_id::us2015a:
if (US2015A_0418() == 2 || US2015A_0418() == 3)
a = 9999;
break;
case dataset_id::us2020a:
if (US2020A_0418() == 2 || US2020A_0418() == 3)
a = 9999;
break;
}
setData(a);
}
};
Description
MARRYR reports the year of first marriage.
Comparability — Index
|
GENERAL Canada China Greece |
Hungary Indonesia Puerto Rico Romania |
Spain United States Vietnam |
Comparability — General
All samples report year of first marriage, but some further restricted the question to women, and some only to persons who married once or to females who are currently in their first marriage at the time of the census.
The samples for China, Romania, Canada, Vietnam, and Greece are bottom-coded.
For related information for 1991 Spain and for Israel that categorizes years into intervals, see MARRYR2.
Comparability — Canada [top]
The sample is bottom-coded at 1930 or earlier. Responses for 1931 to 1940 were combined in the data; they are coded to the midpoint of the interval: 1935.
Comparability — China [top]
The 2000 sample is bottom-coded at 1915 or earlier. The question was asked of persons age 15 and above who were ever married.
Comparability — Greece [top]
The sample is bottom-coded at 1921 or earlier.
Comparability — Hungary [top]
The 1990 sample includes both men and women; the 1980 sample only women. The top-code differs across samples.
Comparability — Indonesia [top]
Information is collected for ever-married females age 10+ in most samples. In 1995, the question was asked only of ever-married women between age 10 and 54. The 1971, 1985, 2000, and 2010 samples do not include information on the year of first marriage.
Comparability — Puerto Rico [top]
In the 2010, 2015 and 2020 samples the variable is calculated using the year of last marriage for individuals who married only once.
Comparability — Romania [top]
The Romanian data are comparable, with the 1992 and 2002 samples including only women currently in their first marriage and the 2011 sample including married women.
The 2002 sample is bottom-coded at 1931 or earlier while in 2011 there is a bottom-code at 1939 or earlier.
Comparability — Spain [top]
Only women currently in their first marriage are included.
Comparability — United States [top]
In the 2010, 2015 and 2020 samples the variable is calculated using the year of last marriage for individuals who married only once.
Comparability — Vietnam [top]
In 2019, the question refers to marriages recognized by local laws, customs, or practices, as well as cohabitation. The question was asked only of persons between 15 and 39 years old who ever married. The data are bottom-coded at 1993 or earlier.
Universe
- Canada 1981: Ever-married persons age 15+, excluding inmates
- China 2000: Persons age 15+ who were ever married
- Greece 2001: Ever-married females
- Hungary 1980: Ever-married females
- Hungary 1990: Ever-married persons
- Indonesia 1976: Females age 10+ who were ever married
- Indonesia 1980: Females age 10+ who were ever married
- Indonesia 1990: Females age 10+ who were ever married
- Indonesia 1995: Females age 10 to 54 who were ever married
- Indonesia 2005: Females age 10+ who were ever married
- Iraq 1997: Persons age 12+ who were ever married
- Puerto Rico 2010: Persons age 15+ who married once
- Puerto Rico 2015: Persons age 15+ who married once
- Puerto Rico 2020: Persons age 15+ who married once
- Romania 1992: Females born before 1977 in their first marriage
- Romania 2002: Females age 15+ in their first marriage
- Romania 2011: Married women
- Spain 1981: Females in their first marriage
- United States 2010: Persons age 15+ who married once
- United States 2015: Persons age 15+ who married once
- United States 2020: Persons age 15+ who married once
- Vietnam 2019: Persons age 15 to 39 who were ever married
Availability
- Canada: 1981
- China: 2000
- Greece: 2001
- Hungary: 1980, 1990
- Indonesia: 1976, 1980, 1990, 1995, 2005
- Iraq: 1997
- Puerto Rico: 2010, 2015, 2020
- Romania: 1992, 2002, 2011
- Spain: 1981
- United States: 2010, 2015, 2020
- Vietnam: 2019
Loading...