Labor Force Survey 2008
Philippines, 2008
Reference ID
PHL-NSO-LFS-2008-v2.0
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National Statistics Office
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C08-Marital Status (c08_ms)
Data File: LFS_April 2008
Overview
vald
179269
vald
813499888383
invd
18660
invd
86663181315
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
range
1 - 5
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Marital (civil) status
(Enter code)
(Enter code)
Categories
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 440005394781 | 54.1% | |
2 | 333450227377 | 41% | |
3 | 30756392809 | 3.8% | |
4 | 9082510071 | 1.1% | |
5 | 205363345 | 0% | |
Sysmiss | 86663181315 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
In column 8, enter only the code for marital status. The categories for marital status and their corresponding codes are as follows:
1 Single
2 Married
3 Widowed
4 Divorced/Separated
5 Unknown
In cases when the respondent cannot give information on the marital status of the
HH member, try probing. If he cannot give or refuses to give an answer, enter "5" in column 8 for that member to indicate that the marital status is unknown.
Avoid antagonizing the respondent; do not refute the reported marital status of any member.
1 Single
2 Married
3 Widowed
4 Divorced/Separated
5 Unknown
In cases when the respondent cannot give information on the marital status of the
HH member, try probing. If he cannot give or refuses to give an answer, enter "5" in column 8 for that member to indicate that the marital status is unknown.
Avoid antagonizing the respondent; do not refute the reported marital status of any member.
Description
Text
A person is single if he has never been married, or whose marriage has been
annulled.
Married is the marital status of a person who has been united in matrimony with another person of opposite sex through a religious or civil rites, or who lives together consensually with another as husband or wife. To be considered married, the couple must still be living together; or, if living apart from each other, the separation must only be temporary.
A person whose marriage has been annulled will be considered as single.
Report as widowed a person who has been married before; whether formally or
consensually, if his marital partner has died. In case the widowed has remarried, his marital status is married.
A person is considered divorced/separated, if the partner has left permanently, with or without legal sanctions.
annulled.
Married is the marital status of a person who has been united in matrimony with another person of opposite sex through a religious or civil rites, or who lives together consensually with another as husband or wife. To be considered married, the couple must still be living together; or, if living apart from each other, the separation must only be temporary.
A person whose marriage has been annulled will be considered as single.
Report as widowed a person who has been married before; whether formally or
consensually, if his marital partner has died. In case the widowed has remarried, his marital status is married.
A person is considered divorced/separated, if the partner has left permanently, with or without legal sanctions.
Universe
For persons 5 years old and over