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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1996-1997

Variable Details

VariableCOH1MARR
LabelTIME OF COHAB BEFORE 1ST MARRIAGE
Responses
0 6
1 42
2 57
3 65
4 84
5 68
6 110
7 71
8 75
9 51
10 50
11 61
12 142
13 55
14 47
15 42
16 27
17 38
18 38
19 30
20 39
21 22
22 28
23 29
24 44
25 30
26 37
27 31
28 37
29 28
30 32
31 19
32 15
33 18
34 13
35 16
36 31
37 12
38 10
39 13
40 22
41 7
42 22
43 4
44 14
45 12
46 16
47 11
48 16
49 12
50 14
51 9
52 6
53 5
54 7
55 5
56 9
57 8
58 9
59 7
60 4
61 9
62 5
63 6
64 6
65 15
66 9
67 4
68 2
69 5
70 3
71 3
72 13
73 2
74 1
75 6
77 1
78 2
79 4
80 3
82 4
83 2
84 6
85 3
86 4
87 3
88 2
89 2
90 1
91 3
92 3
94 1
95 2
96 2
99 1
100 2
101 2
104 1
106 2
112 1
114 1
119 1
120 1
122 3
123 2
128 1
131 1
133 1
138 2
140 1
147 1
149 1
152 1
171 2
178 2
191 1
194 1
997 NOT COHABIT 5882
998 NEVER MARRIED 3402
999 PERIOD NOT KNOWN 0
-8 NA WHETHER COHAB 33
-6 NO REC 25 10906
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1996-1997
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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