Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1998

Variable Details

Variablemarital
LabelLegal Marital Status
Question text Are you (is he/she) single, that is never married, married and living with husband/wife, married and separated from husband/wife, divorced or widowed?
Responses
1 Single 4547
2 Married 9747
3 Separated 423
4 Divorced 1199
5 Widowed 1400
-9 Refusal (8) 0
-8 Don't know (9) 5
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 4979
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD. CODE FIRST THAT APPLIES
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.