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Marriage records from the Mobile County, Alabama, probate court.
data(Marriage)
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
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.
The records were collected through http://www.mobilecounty.org/probatecourt/recordssearch.htm
data(Marriage)