mosaic (version 0.4-1)

Marriage: Marriage records

Description

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

format

A data frame with 98 observations on the following variables.

• bookpageID

{a factor with levels for each book and page (unique identifier)} appdate {a factor with levels corresponding to each of the dates on which the application was filed (in the form MO/DY/YY, e.g. 1/22/99 represents January 22, 1999)} ceremonydate {a factor with levels corresponding to the 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 Saggitarius Scorpio Taurus Virgo}

source

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

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.

Examples

data(Marriage)