Object of class "bage_ssvd"
holding scaled SVD components derived from
data from the census and survey data on marriage
assembled by the United Nations
Population Division.
WMD_C and WMD_E each hold 5 components.
WMD_CWMD_E
Object of class "bage_ssvd".
Versions:
"v2019" (default) Data published in 2019
WMD_C is based on data on the proportion
of the population that is currently married.
It should be used for modelling the proportion
of people whose marital status is
"Currently Married"
WMD_E is based on data on the proportion
of the population that has ever been married.
It should be used for modelling the proportion
of people whose marital status is
"Ever Married".
In both cases "marriage" includes de facto marriages and consensual unions, in addition to legal marriages.
Scaled SVDs Overview of scaled SVDs implemented in bage
SVD() A prior based on a scaled SVD