Marriage: Marriage records

In ProjectMOSAIC/mosaicData: Project MOSAIC Data Sets

Marriage records

Description

Marriage records from the Mobile County, Alabama, probate court.

Usage

data(Marriage)

Format

A data frame with 98 observations on the following variables.

bookpageID

a factor with levels for each book and page (unique identifier)

appdate

date on which the application was filed

ceremonydate

date of the ceremony

delay

number of days between the application and the ceremony

officialTitle

a factor with levels BISHOP CATHOLIC PRIEST CHIEF CLERK CIRCUIT JUDGE ELDER MARRIAGE OFFICIAL MINISTER PASTOR REVEREND

person

a factor with levels Bride Groom

dob

a factor with levels corresponding to the date of birth of the person

age

age of the person (in years)

race

a factor with levels American Indian Black Hispanic White

prevcount

the number of previous marriages of the person, as listed on the application

prevconc

the way the last marriage ended, as listed on the application

hs

the number of years of high school education, as listed on the application

college

the number of years College education, as listed on the application. Where no number was listed, this field was left blank, unless less than 12 years High School was reported, in which case it was entered as 0.

dayOfBirth

the day of birth, as a number from 1 to 365 counting from January 1

sign

the astrological sign, with levels Aquarius Aries Cancer Capricorn Gemini Leo Libra Pisces Sagittarius Scorpio Taurus Virgo

Details

The calculation of the astrological sign may not correctly sort people directly on the borders between signs. This variable is not part of the original record.

Source

The records were collected through http://www.mobilecounty.org/probatecourt/recordssearch.htm

Examples

data(Marriage)

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