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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1977

Variable Details

Variablefamwant
LabelNO.OF CHILDN WANTED AT MARRIAGE-PRESENT
Responses
0 NONE 320
1 ONE 243
2 TWO 1949
3 THREE 326
4 FOUR 425
5 FIVE 33
6 SIX 59
7 SEVEN 4
8 EIGHT 2
9 NINE 1
10 TEN 1
11 ELEVEN 1
12 TWELVE 1
13 THIRTEEN 1
17 1
22 1 OR 2 2
23 2 OR 3 26
24 3 OR 4 9
25 OTHER RANGE 4
26 DOESN'T KNOW 682
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 28343
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1977
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