Description

WIDINYR identifies persons who had been widowed within the 12 months preceding the date of interview.

Comparability

This variable is available only in the 2008-onward ACS/PRCS.

Universe

Availability

• 2023: All samples
• 2022: All samples
• 2021: All samples
• 2020: All samples
• 2019: All samples
• 2018: All samples
• 2017: All samples
• 2016: All samples
• 2015: All samples
• 2014: All samples
• 2013: All samples
• 2012: All samples
• 2011: ACS; ACS 3yr
• 2010: ACS; ACS 3yr
• 2009: ACS
• 2008: ACS
• 2007: --
• 2006: --
• 2005: --
• 2004: --
• 2003: --
• 2002: --
• 2001: --
• 2000: --
• 1990: --
• 1980: --
• 1970: --
• 1960: --
• 1950: --
• 1940: --
• 1930: --
• 1920: --
• 1910: --
• 1900: --
• 1880: --
• 1870: --
• 1860: --
• 1850: --

• 2023: All samples
• 2022: All samples
• 2021: All samples
• 2020: All samples
• 2019: All samples
• 2018: All samples
• 2017: All samples
• 2016: All samples
• 2015: All samples
• 2014: All samples
• 2013: All samples
• 2012: All samples
• 2011: PRCS; PRCS 3yr
• 2010: PRCS; PRCS 3yr
• 2009: PRCS
• 2008: PRCS
• 2007: --
• 2006: --
• 2005: --
• 2000: --
• 1990: --
• 1980: --
• 1970: --
• 1930: --
• 1920: --
• 1910: --

Flags

Editing Procedure

MARRINYR(Married within the past year) DIVINYR (Divorced in the past year) WIDINYR (Widowed in the past year)
ACS Years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
ACS editing procedure:
If an ever-married (MARST) person who is 15 or older has a value for the year they last got married (YRMARR) that is before the year prior to the survey year, and MARRINYR is either "Yes" or blank, MARRINYR will be replaced with a "No."
If an ever-married (MARST) person who is 15 or older reports they last got married the year prior to the survey (YRMARR), but MARRINYR is blank, MARRINYR will be allocated from another person with similar values for MARST, SEX, YRMARR, and MARRNO.
If a divorced (MARST) person who is 15 or older reports they last got married in the survey year (YRMARR), and MARRINYR is "Yes" or blank, MARRINYR will be replaced with a "No."
If a married, separated, or widowed (MARST) person who is 15 or older reports they last got married in the survey year (YRMARR), and MARRINYR is "No" or blank, MARRINYR will be replaced with a "Yes."
If a divorced person who is 15 or older reports being widowed in the past year (WIDINYR) or leaves WIDINYR blank, it will be replaced with a "No"
If a married or separated (MARST) person who has been married one time (MARRNO) reports being widowed in the past year (WIDINYR) or leave WIDINYR blank, it will be replaced with a "No."
If a married or separated (MARST) person who has been married two or more times (MARRNO), and year of last marriage is before the year prior to the survey year (YRMARR), but they report being widowed in the past year (WIDINYR) or leave WIDINYR blank, it will be replaced with a "No."
If a married or separated (MARST) person who has been married two or more times (MARRNO), and year of last marriage is the survey year or the year prior to the survey year (YRMARR), and WIDINYR is blank, it will be allocated from another person with similar values for MARST, SEX, YRMARR, and MARRNO.
If a widowed person (MARST) reports being married in the past year (YRMARR), but WIDINYR is "No" or blank, it will be replaced with "Yes."
If a married, widowed, or separated person (MARST) has been married one time (MARRNO), and year of last marriage is the survey year or the year prior to the survey year (YRMARR), and DIVINYR is "Yes" or blank, DIVINYR will be replaced with a "No."
If a person is married, widowed, or separated (MARST), their year of last marriage is before the year prior to the survey year (YRMARR), and DIVINYR is "Yes" or blank, DIVINYR will be replaced with a "No."
If a person is married, widowed, or separated (MARST), have been married two or more time (MARRNO), their year of last marriage is the survey year or the year prior to the survey year (YRMARR), and DIVINYR is blank, DIVINYR will be allocated from another person with similar values for MARST, SEX, YRMARR, and MARRNO.
If a person is divorced (MARST), their year of last marriage is the survey year (YRMARR), and DIVINYR is "Yes" or blank, DIVINYR will be replaced with a "No."
If a person is divorced (MARST), their year of last marriage is the year prior to the survey year (YRMARR), and DIVINYR is "No" or blank, DIVINYR will be replaced with a "Yes."
If a person is divorced (MARST), their year of last marriage is before the year prior to the survey year (YRMARR), and DIVINYR is blank, DIVINYR will be allocated from another person with similar values for MARST, SEX, YRMARR, and MARRNO.
Starting in 2015, if a person reports their marital status as widowed (MARST) and reports being both widowed and divorced in the past year, but did not report being married in the past year, DIVINYR will be replaced with ?No.?
After the above edits have been made for all household members, a further set of edits are then performed.
Prior to 2013, this set of edits applies if the household contains male-female married couples in the same subfamily with different values for if they got married in the past year (MARRINYR). When this happens, the male value for MARRINYR will be replaced with the female's value. In 2013 and later, this step also applies to same-sex couples. For same-sex couples, the spouse's value for MARRINYR will be replaced with the householder's value.
Internal ACS variable : MARHM MARHW MARHD