Marriage/Union

Goals and Indicators

INDICATOR NUMERATOR DENOMINATOR WSC MDG WFFC

1. Marriage before age 15, 18

Number of women who were first married/in union by exact age 15, 18 by age groups.

Total number of women aged 15-49, 20-49 surveyed, respectively, by age groups

xxx

2. Young women aged 15-19 currently married or in union

Number of women aged 15-19 currently married or in union

Total number of women aged 15-19 surveyed

xxx

3. Spousal age difference

Number of married women aged 15-19 and 20-24 with a difference in age of 10 or more years between themselves and their current spouse

Total number of women aged 15-19 and 20-24 currently married or in union surveyed

xxx

MARRIAGE/UNION MODULE MA MA1. ARE YOU CURRENTLY MARRIED OR

LIVING TOGETHER WITH A MAN AS IF

MARRIED?

Yes, currently married........................1 Yes, living with a man ........................2 No, not in union...................................3

3MA3

MA2. HOW OLD WAS YOUR HUSBAND/PARTNER ON HIS LAST BIRTHDAY?

Age in years.................................__ __ DK .......................................................98

MA5 98MA5

MA3. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MARRIED OR LIVED TOGETHER WITH A MAN?

Yes, formerly married.........................1 Yes, formerly lived with a man .........2 No..........................................................3

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MA4. WHAT IS YOUR MARITAL STATUS NOW: ARE YOU WIDOWED, DIVORCED

OR SEPARATED?

Widowed ..............................................1 Divorced ...............................................2 Separated ............................................3

MA5. HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED OR LIVED WITH A MAN ONLY ONCE OR MORE THAN

ONCE?

Only once .............................................1 More than once ...................................2

MA6. IN WHAT MONTH AND YEAR DID YOU FIRST MARRY OR START LIVING WITH A

MAN AS IF MARRIED?

Month............................................__ __ DK month ...........................................98 Year ...................................__ __ __ __ DK year .........................................9998

MA7. Check MA6: Both month and year of marriage/union known? Go to Next Module Either month or year of marriage/union not known? Continue with MA8 MA8. HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU

STARTED LIVING WITH YOUR FIRST HUSBAND/PARTNER?

Age in years.................................__ __

Methodological issues

• Preferred to report on marriage/union before age 18 among women 20-24

• Use life table estimation when estimating marriage/union before 18 among women 15-19

• Trends in the proportion of marriage/union before age 18 can be obtained by comparing age cohorts (15-19, 20-24, 25-29,…)

• Spousal age differences are produced using the age of the current husband

Polygyny

• Additional module on polygyny• Two questions on polygyny are added to the

core module on marriage/unions, to replace the original module

• In countries where polygyny is practised• Whether the husband/partner has any other

wives• If so, how many• Indicator: Number of women in a polygynous

union / Total number of women 15-49 currently married or in union

MARRIAGE/UNION MODULE MA

MA1. Are you currently married or living together with a man as if married?

Yes, currently married 1Yes, living with a man 2No, not in union 3

3MA3

MA2. How old was your husband/partner on his last birthday?

Age in years __ __DK 98

MA2a. Besides yourself, does your husband/partner have any other wives?

Yes 1No 2

2MA5

MA2b. how many other wives does he have?

Number __ __DK 98

MA598MA5

MA3. Have you ever been married or lived together with a man?

Yes, formerly married 1Yes, formerly lived with a man 2No 3

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MA4. What is your marital status now: are you widowed, divorced or separated?

Widowed 1Divorced 2Separated 3

MA5. Have you been married or lived with a man only once or more than once?

Only once 1More than once 2

MA6. In what month and year did you first marry or start living with a man as if married?

Month __ __DK month 98Year__ __ __ __DK year 9998

MA7. Check MA6: Both month and year of marriage/union known? Go to Next Module Either month or year of marriage/union not known? Continue with MA8

MA8. How old were you when you started living with your first husband/partner?

Age in years __ __