Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariablePARUSDIV
LabelHow long ago was sep/divorce R+co-prQ407
Question text IF SEPARATED: How long ago was the (separation/divorce)... within the past year, between one and five years ago, between six and ten years ago?
Responses
0 Skp,R widowed 7
1 within the past year 29
2 between one and five years ago 54
3 between six and ten years ago 33
4 more than ten years ago 25
8 Don't know 2
9 Not answered 10
-6 Skp,par together 518
-5 Skp,kid no live g'parent 93
-4 Skp,no kids stay hhld 322
-3 Skp,no g'par+g'kid 542
-2 Skp,asked g'parents 576
-1 Skp,asked g'kids 935
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FIRST TO APPLY
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.