Cleaned spouse and marriage data

Malawi

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Reference ID

MWI-MEIRU-SPOUSELINKS-2002-v01

Producer(s)

Professor Amelia (Mia) Crampin

Collections

Karonga HDSS Combined / Harmonized Datasets

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Nov 14, 2025

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Nov 19, 2025

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Last date reported married (D) (lstmarrepdate)

Data file: all_spouse_pairs_clean_summarised

Overview

Valid: 18673

Type: Discrete

Start: 131

End: 140

Width: 10

Range: -

Format: character

Description

Definition

Either partner ever a CRS member (D)

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: stillmardate (table[s]: all_spouse_pairs_full [derived table])

<after all the summary dates are finalised the latest date either of the partners reported being married to the other partner that is on or before sepdate or stillmardate is taken:>
egen end=rowmax(stillmardate sepdate)
bys wife husband: egen temp2=max(stillmardateO) if stillmardateO~=. & stillmardateO<=end
bys wife husband: egen lstmarrepdate=max(temp2)

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