Description: Marital composition of family units, regardless of whether families live as independent nuclear units or as part of larger extended families.
| Code # | Code |
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| 1 | Monogamous |
| 2 | Polygynous, with polygyny occasional or limited |
| 3 | Polygynous, with polygyny common and preferentially sororal, and co-wives not reported to occupy separate quarters |
| 4 | Polygynous, with polygyny common and preferentially sororal, and co-wives typically occupying separate quarters |
| 5 | Polygynous, with polygyny general and not reported to be preferentially sororal, and co-wives typically occupying separate quarters |
| 6 | Polygynous, with polygyny general and not reported to be preferentially sororal, and co-wives not reported to occupy separate quarters |
| 7 | Polyandrous |
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1 | Monogamous | 201 |
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2 | Limited polygyny | 463 |
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3 | Polygyny, sororal cohabit | 69 |
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4 | Polygyny, sororal separate quarters | 18 |
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5 | Polygyny, non-sororal separate quarters | 344 |
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6 | Polygyny, non-sororal cohabit | 158 |
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7 | Polyandrous | 4 |
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