MARRIAGE DETAIL RECORD Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline 1-4 4 [DATAYEAR] Year of Marriage 1989 ... 1989 1990 ... 1990 1991 ... 1991 1992 ... 1992 1993 ... 1993 1994 ... 1994 1995 ... 1995 5 1 [REGNOCC] Region of Marriage 6 1 [DIVNOCC] Division of Marriage Region is in position 5 and Division is in 6. 00 ... POSSESSIONS 1 ... NORTHEAST 1 ... New England 2 ... Middle Atlantic 2 ... MIDWEST 3 ... East North Central 4 ... West North Central 3 ... SOUTH 5 ... South Atlantic 6 ... East South Central 7 ... West South Central 4 ... WEST 8 ... Mountain 9 ... Pacific 7-8 2 [STATEOCC] State of Marriage This field contains codes for States that have been admitted to the Marriage Registration Area (MRA). State names, codes, and year of admission to the MRA are: (1) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 01 ... Alabama 1957 02 ... Alaska 1957 05 ... California 1957 06 ... Colorado 1979 07 ... Connecticut 1957 08 ... Delaware 1957 09 ... District of Columbia 1961 10 ... Florida 1957 11 ... Georgia 1957 12 ... Hawaii 1957 13 ... Idaho 1957 14 ... Illinois 1964 15 ... Indiana 1961 16 ... Iowa 1957 17 ... Kansas 1957 18 ... Kentucky 1959 19 ... Louisiana 1957 20 ... Maine 1957 21 ... Maryland 1957 22 ... Massachusetts 1961 23 ... Michigan 1957 24 ... Minnesota 1971 25 ... Mississippi 1957 26 ... Missouri 1968 27 ... Montana 1957 28 ... Nebraska 1957 30 ... New Hampshire 1957 31 ... New Jersey 1957 33 ... New York State 1957 33 ... New York City 1965 34 ... North Carolina 1964 36 ... Ohio 1957 38 ... Oregon 1957 39 ... Pennsylvania 1957 40 ... Rhode Island 1957 41 ... South Carolina 1971 42 ... South Dakota 1957 43 ... Tennessee 1957 45 ... Utah 1957 46 ... Vermont 1957 47 ... Virginia 1957 49 ... West Virginia 1965 50 ... Wisconsin 1957 51 ... Wyoming 1957 52 ... Puerto Rico 1957 53 ... Virgin Islands 1957 (2) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 9-13 5 DATE OF MARRIAGE 9-10 2 [MARMON] Month of Marriage 01 ... January 02 ... February 03 ... March 04 ... April 05 ... May 06 ... June 07 ... July 08 ... August 09 ... September 10 ... October 11 ... November 12 ... December 11-12 2 [MARDAY] Day of Marriage 01-31 ... As applicable to month of marriage 13 1 [WEEKDAY] Day of Week of Marriage 1 ... Sunday 2 ... Monday 3 ... Tuesday 4 ... Wednesday 5 ... Thursday 6 ... Friday 7 ... Saturday 14-16 3 [WEIGHT] Weight of Record Each record is assigned a weight based on the sampling rate of the place of marriage. This field is used to inflate tabular totals to State and MRA figures: 001 ... 100 percent 002 ... 50 percent 005 ... 20 percent 010 ... 10 percent 020 ... 5 percent 17-40 29 GROOM DATA (3) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 17-20 4 PLACE OF RESIDENCE 17 1 [GSTRESR3] Resident Status Recode 3 1 ... Resident of State of marriage 2 ... Nonresident of State of marriage (includes foreign residents) 3 ... Not stated place of residence 18 1 [GSTRESR4] Resident Status Recode 4 1 ... Resident of State of marriage 2 ... Resident of State adjoining State of marriage 3 ... Resident of State that does not adjoin State of marriage (includes foreign residents) 4 ... Not stated place of residence 19-20 2 [GSTRES] State of Residence of Groom 01 ... Alabama 02 ... Alaska 03 ... Arizona 04 ... Arkansas 05 ... California 06 ... Colorado 07 ... Connecticut 08 ... Delaware 09 ... District of Columbia 10 ... Florida 11 ... Georgia 12 ... Hawaii 13 ... Idaho 14 ... Illinois 15 ... Indiana 16 ... Iowa 17 ... Kansas 18 ... Kentucky 19 ... Louisiana 20 ... Maine 21 ... Maryland 22 ... Massachusetts 23 ... Michigan 24 ... Minnesota 25 ... Mississippi 26 ... Missouri (4) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 27 ... Montana 28 ... Nebraska 29 ... Nevada 30 ... New Hampshire 31 ... New Jersey 32 ... New Mexico 33 ... New York 34 ... North Carolina 35 ... North Dakota 36 ... Ohio 37 ... Oklahoma 38 ... Oregon 39 ... Pennsylvania 40 ... Rhode Island 41 ... South Carolina 42 ... South Dakota 43 ... Tennessee 44 ... Texas 45 ... Utah 46 ... Vermont 47 ... Virginia 48 ... Washington 49 ... West Virginia 50 ... Wisconsin 51 ... Wyoming 52 ... Puerto Rico 53 ... Virgin Islands 54 ... Guam 55 ... Canada 56 ... Cuba 57 ... Mexico 59 ... Remainder of the world 99 ... Not stated State 21-22 2 RACE OF GROOM 21 1 [GRACER3] Race Recode 1 ... White 2 ... All other races 3 ... Not stated race 22 1 [GRACEDET] Detail Race 1 ... White 2 ... Black 3 ... Other races 8 ... Not on certificate 9 ... Not stated race (5) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 23-24 2 NUMBER OF THIS MARRIAGE OF GROOM 23 1 [GNUMR4] Number of This Marriage Recode 1 ... First marriage 2 ... Second marriage 3 ... Three or more marriages 4 ... Number of this marriage unknown, not stated, or not on certificate 24 1 [GNUMMAR] Detail Number of This Marriage 1-8 ... First through eighth marriage(s) 9 ... Married nine or more times 0 ... Number unknown but has been previously married - ... Number of this marriage not stated & ... Not on certificate 25-27 3 PREVIOUS MARITAL STATUS OF GROOM 25 1 [GPMSR3] Previous Marital Status Recode 3 1 ... Previously single 2 ... Previously married 3 ... Previous marital status not on certificate or not stated 26 1 [GPMSR5] Previous Marital Status Recode 5 1 ... Previously single 2 ... Previously widowed 3 ... Previous divorce or annulment 4 ... Previously married, unknown whether widowed, divorced or annulled 5 ... Previous marital status not on certificate or not stated 27 1 [GPMSDET] Detail Previous Marital Status 1 ... Previously single 2 ... Previously widowed 3 ... Previously divorced 4 ... Previous annulment (6) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 9 ... Previous marital status not stated 0 ... Previously married, unknown whether widowed, divorced or annulled & ... Previous marital status not on certificate 28-31 4 DATE OF BIRTH OF GROOM 28-29 2 [GMONBIR] Month 01 ... Janurary 02 ... February 03 ... March 04 ... April 05 ... May 06 ... June 07 ... July 08 ... August 09 ... September 10 ... October 11 ... November 12 ... December 99 ... Not stated month 30-31 2 [GYRBIR] Year of Birth 96-99 ... 1896 - 1899 00-78 ... 1900 - 1978 -- ... Not stated year 32-40 9 AGE AT TIME OF MARRIAGE OF GROOM 32-33 2 [GAGEDET] Detail Age at Marriage NOTE: If date of birth is not present in the record, stated age of groom is used, if present. All unknown ages have been imputed. 12-94 ... Single years of age at marriage 34 1 [GAGER9] Age at Marriage Recode 9 1 ... 12 - 17 years 2 ... 18 - 19 years 3 ... 20 - 24 years (7) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 4 ... 25 - 29 years 5 ... 30 - 34 years 6 ... 35 - 44 years 7 ... 45 - 54 years 8 ... 55 - 64 years 9 ... 65 years and over 35 1 [GAGER7] Age at Marriage Recode 7 1 ... 12 - 13 years 2 ... 14 - 17 years 3 ... 18 - 19 years 4 ... 20 - 24 years 5 ... 25 - 44 years 6 ... 45 - 64 years 7 ... 65 years and over 36-37 2 [GAGER18] Age at Marriage Recode 18 17 ... 12 - 17 years 18 ... 18 years 19 ... 19 years 20 ... 20 years 21 ... 21 years 22 ... 22 years 23 ... 23 years 24 ... 24 years 25 ... 25 years 26 ... 26 years 27 ... 27 years 28 ... 28 years 29 ... 29 years 30 ... 30 - 34 years 31 ... 35 - 44 years 32 ... 45 - 54 years 33 ... 55 - 64 years 34 ... 65 years and over 38-39 2 [GAGER47] Age at Marriage Recode 47 13 ... 12 - 13 years 14-54 ... Single years 14 through 54 55 ... 55 - 59 years 56 ... 60 - 64 years 57 ... 65 - 69 years 58 ... 70 - 74 years 59 ... 75 years and over (8) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 40 1 [GAGER24] Special Age Recode Based on Previous Marital Status Previously Single 1 ... 12 - 17 years 2 ... 18 - 19 years 3 ... 20 - 24 years 4 ... 25 - 29 years 5 ... 30 - 34 years 6 ... 35 - 44 years 7 ... 45 - 54 years 8 ... 55 - 64 years 9 ... 65 years and over Previous Divorce or Annulment 1 ... 12 - 19 years 2 ... 20 - 24 years 3 ... 25 - 29 years 4 ... 30 - 34 years 5 ... 35 - 44 years 6 ... 45 - 54 years 7 ... 55 - 64 years 8 ... 65 years and over Previously Widowed 1 ... 12 - 24 years 2 ... 25 - 34 years 3 ... 35 - 44 years 4 ... 45 - 54 years 5 ... 55 - 64 years 6 ... 65 years and over Previous Marital Status Unknown 0 ... All ages 41-64 29 BRIDE DATA 41-44 4 PLACE OF RESIDENCE (9) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 41 1 [BSTRESR3] Resident Status Recode 3 1 ... Resident of State of marriage 2 ... Nonresident of State of marriage (includes foreign residents) 3 ... Not stated place of residence 42 1 [BSTRESR4] Resident Status Recode 4 1 ... Resident of State of marriage 2 ... Resident of State adjoining State of marriage 3 ... Resident of State that does not adjoin State of marriage (includes foreign residents) 4 ... Not stated place of residence 43-44 2 [BSTRES] State of Residence of Bride 01 ... Alabama 02 ... Alaska 03 ... Arizona 04 ... Arkansas 05 ... California 06 ... Colorado 07 ... Connecticut 08 ... Delaware 09 ... District of Columbia 10 ... Florida 11 ... Georgia 12 ... Hawaii 13 ... Idaho 14 ... Illinois 15 ... Indiana 16 ... Iowa 17 ... Kansas 18 ... Kentucky 19 ... Louisiana 20 ... Maine 21 ... Maryland 22 ... Massachusetts 23 ... Michigan 24 ... Minnesota 25 ... Mississippi 26 ... Missouri 27 ... Montana 28 ... Nebraska 29 ... Nevada (10) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 30 ... New Hampshire 31 ... New Jersey 32 ... New Mexico 33 ... New York 34 ... North Carolina 35 ... North Dakota 36 ... Ohio 37 ... Oklahoma 38 ... Oregon 39 ... Pennsylvania 40 ... Rhode Island 41 ... South Carolina 42 ... South Dakota 43 ... Tennessee 44 ... Texas 45 ... Utah 46 ... Vermont 47 ... Virginia 48 ... Washington 49 ... West Virginia 50 ... Wisconsin 51 ... Wyoming 52 ... Puerto Rico 53 ... Virgin Islands 54 ... Guam 55 ... Canada 56 ... Cuba 57 ... Mexico 59 ... Remainder of the world 99 ... Not stated State 45-46 2 RACE OF BRIDE 45 1 [BRACER3] Race Recode 1 ... White 2 ... All other races 3 ... Not stated race 46 1 [BRACEDET] Detail Race 1 ... White 2 ... Black 3 ... Other races 8 ... Not on certificate 9 ... Not stated race (11) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 47-48 2 NUMBER OF THIS MARRIAGE OF BRIDE 47 1 [BNUMR4] Number of This Marriage Recode 1 ... First marriage 2 ... Second marriage 3 ... Three or more marriages 4 ... Number of this marriage unknown, not stated, or not on certificate 48 1 [BNUMMAR] Detail Number of This Marriage 1-8 ... First through eighth marriage(s) 9 ... Married nine or more times 0 ... Number unknown but has been previously married - ... Number of this marriage not stated & ... Not on certificate 49-51 3 PREVIOUS MARITAL STATUS OF BRIDE 49 1 [BPMSR3] Previous Marital Status Recode 3 1 ... Previously single 2 ... Previously married 3 ... Previous marital status not on certificate or not stated 50 1 [BPMSR5] Previous Marital Status Recode 5 1 ... Previously single 2 ... Previously widowed 3 ... Previous divorce or annulment 4 ... Previously married, unknown whether widowed, divorced or annulled 5 ... Previous marital status not on certificate or not stated 51 1 [BPMSDET] Detail Previous Marital Status 1 ... Previously single 2 ... Previously widowed 3 ... Previously divorced 4 ... Previous annulment (12) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 9 ... Previous marital status not stated 0 ... Previously married, unknown whether widowed, divorced or annulled & ... Previous marital status not on certificate 52-55 4 DATE OF BIRTH OF BRIDE 52-53 2 [BMONBIR] Month 01 ... January 02 ... February 03 ... March 04 ... April 05 ... May 06 ... June 07 ... July 08 ... August 09 ... September 10 ... October 11 ... November 12 ... December 99 ... Not stated month 54-55 2 [BYRBIR] Year of Birth 96-99 ... 1896 - 1899 00-78 ... 1900 - 1978 -- ... Not stated year 56-64 9 AGE AT TIME OF MARRIAGE OF BRIDE 56-57 2 [BAGEDET] Detail Age at Marriage NOTE: If date of birth is not present in the record, stated age of bride is used, if present. All unknown ages have been imputed. 12-94 ... Single years of age at marriage 58 1 [BAGER9] Age at Marriage Recode 9 1 ... 12 - 17 years 2 ... 18 - 19 years (13) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 3 ... 20 - 24 years 4 ... 25 - 29 years 5 ... 30 - 34 years 6 ... 35 - 44 years 7 ... 45 - 54 years 8 ... 55 - 64 years 9 ... 65 years and over 59 1 [BAGER7] Age at Marriage Recode 7 1 ... 12 - 13 years 2 ... 14 - 17 years 3 ... 18 - 19 years 4 ... 20 - 24 years 5 ... 25 - 44 years 6 ... 45 - 64 years 7 ... 65 years and over 60-61 2 [BAGER18] Age at Marriage Recode 8 17 ... 12 - 17 years 18 ... 18 years 19 ... 19 years 20 ... 20 years 21 ... 21 years 22 ... 22 years 23 ... 23 years 24 ... 24 years 25 ... 25 years 26 ... 26 years 27 ... 27 years 28 ... 28 years 29 ... 29 years 30 ... 30 - 34 years 31 ... 35 - 44 years 32 ... 45 - 54 years 33 ... 55 - 64 years 34 ... 65 years and over 62-63 2 [BAGER47] Age at Marriage Recode 47 13 ... 12 - 13 years 14-54 ... Single years 14 through 54 55 ... 55 - 59 years 56 ... 60 - 64 years 57 ... 65 - 69 years 58 ... 70 - 74 years 59 ... 75 years and over (14) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 64 1 [BAGER24] Special Age Recode Based on Previous Marital Status Previously Single 1 ... 12 - 17 years 2 ... 18 - 19 years 3 ... 20 - 24 years 4 ... 25 - 29 years 5 ... 30 - 34 years 6 ... 35 - 44 years 7 ... 45 - 54 years 8 ... 55 - 64 years 9 ... 65 years and over Previous Divorce or Annulment 1 ... 12 - 19 years 2 ... 20 - 24 years 3 ... 25 - 29 years 5 ... 35 - 44 years 6 ... 45 - 54 years 7 ... 55 - 64 years 8 ... 65 years and over Previously Widowed 1 ... 12 - 24 years 2 ... 25 - 34 years 3 ... 35 - 44 years 4 ... 45 - 54 years 5 ... 55 - 64 years Previous Marital Status Unknown 0 ... All ages 65-67 3 DIFFERENCE IN AGE BETWEEN BRIDE AND GROOM 65 1 [AGEDFR2] Age difference recode 1 ... Groom older than or same age as bride 2 ... Groom younger than bride (15) Tape Field Location Name Item and Code Outline (Continued) 66-67 2 [AGEDFDT] Detail Age Difference 00-82 ... Zero to eighty-two years (16)