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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 3950
2 Married 9051
3 Separated 399
4 Divorced 1146
5 Widowed 1358
-9 Refusal (8) 0
-8 Don't know (9) 4
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 3746
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.
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