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LS variable metadata
| MGDUR7 |
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| Table | ME71 1971 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Duration of first marriage. 1971. |
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| Source | 1971 Census. Question B24a. Marriage duration calculated as the difference between date of first marriage and date of first marriage termination or current date if first marriage not ended |
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| Code notes | 00 - 48 = Number of completed years; 49 = 49 or more completed years; 62 = Not known; SPACES = Not applicable |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| -9 | Missing |
| -3 | Aged Over 60 |
| -2 | Single |
| -1 | Male |
| 49 | 49 or more years |
| 62 | Not known |
References
| Refnum | Reference |
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| 646 | See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) pp. 267-270, pp. 33-34. |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 3510 |
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| m204name | PAABME71 |
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| fullname | (ME71)MGDUR7 |
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| description | |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 1971 Census. Question B24a. Marriage duration calculated as the difference between date of first marriage and date of first marriage termination or current date if first marriage not ended |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | This variable only applies to ever-married women aged under 60 |
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| formerly | MGDUR |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| occurs | 1 |
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| sasname | S21142 |
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| keyword | Marital |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | ME71 |
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