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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2008 Nov;19(6):872–875. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318187a7c5

Table 1.

Portions of a translation table using a simple coding scheme for harmonization for Legal marital status (MARSTAT)

IHIS Code IHIS Label 1969 NHIS Code 1982 NHIS Code 2004 NHIS Code
0 Not in universe 0 = under 17 years 0 = under 14 years Blank = under 14 years
1 Married 1 = Married 3 = Married
2 Married - Spouse present 1 = Married - Spouse in household
3 Married - Spouse not in household 2 = Married - Spouse not in household
4 Married - Spouse in household unknown
5 Widowed 2 = Widowed 3 = Widowed 5 = Widowed
6 Divorced 4 = Divorced 4 = Divorced 2 = Divorced
7 Separated 5 = Separated 5 = Separated 1 = Separated
8 Never married 3 = Never married 6 = Never married 4 = Single/never married
9 Unknown marital status 7 = Unknown 9 = Unknown marital status