Lao Social Indicator Survey 2011

Lao People's Democratic Replubic, 2011 - 2012

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LAO_LSB_LSIS-2011_v1.0

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Statistics Division, Department of Planning and Finance, Lao Statistics Bureau

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Marital Status (HL6A)

Data file: HH Household (hl)

Overview

Valid: 2999

Valid (weighted): 2988.296

Invalid: 1972

Invalid (weighted): 1904.963

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 5

Mean (weighted): 1.943

Standard deviation (weighted): 0.727

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 20

End: 20

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V485

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

FIRST, PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF EACH PERSON WHO USUALLY LIVES HERE, STARTING WITH THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD. List the head of the household in line 01. List all household members (HL2), their relationship to the household head (HL3), and their sex (HL4) Then ask: ARE THERE ANY OTHERS WHO LIVE HERE, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT AT HOME NOW? If yes, complete listing for questions HL2-HL4. Then, ask questions starting with HL5 for each person at a time. Use an additional questionnaire if all rows in the household listing form have been used.

- For age 15 and above

Literal question

Marital Status

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
1	Never Married	628	655	21.9%
2	Married	2112	2064	69.1%
3	Divorced	54	60	2%
4	Widowed	200	202	6.8%
5	Separated	5	7	0.2%
8	DK	0	0	0%
9		14	20
Sysmiss		1958	1885