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2021 Population and Housing Census

Ghana, 2021
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GHA-GSS-2021PHC-2021-v1.0
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  • defactopopn_10%_20220828d
  • housingandsanitation_10%_20220828d
  • absentees_10%_20220828d
  • emigrants_10%_20220828d
  • mortality_10%_20220828d
  • defactopopn_10%_20221011d
  • housingandsanitation_10%_20221011d
  • absentees_10%_20221011d
  • emigrants_10%_20221011d
  • mortality_10%_20221011d

P10: Marital status (p10)

Data file: defactopopn_10%_20220828d

Overview

Valid: 2188108
Invalid: 896875
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Informal/living together 162208
7.4%
2 Married (Civil/Ordinance) 161737
7.4%
3 Married (Customary/Traditional) 487252
22.3%
4 Married (Islamic) 176156
8.1%
5 Married (Other type) 15573
0.7%
6 Separated 40804
1.9%
7 Divorced 55450
2.5%
8 Widowed 105167
4.8%
9 Never married 983761
45%
Sysmiss 896875
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.
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