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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999

Variable Details

Variablem221_20
LabelMarital status of eldest living sibling
Question text And is he/she single, married for the first time, married for the second or more time, widowed, divorced, separated, living as a couple with a partner to whom they are not married?
Responses
1 Single 245
2 married for the first time 756
3 married for the second or more time 141
4 Widowed 163
5 Divorced 94
6 Separated 22
7 Cohabiting 80
8 Refused 0
9 Don't know 9
Sysmiss 306
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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