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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2000-2001

Variable Details

Variablemarstat
LabelLegal marital status
Question text Are you single, that is, never married; married and living with your husband/wife; married and separated from your husband/wife; divorced; widowed?
Responses
-9 DNA 0
-6 CHILD 4184
1 single, that is, never married 3949
2 married and living with your husband/wif 8370
3 married and separated from your husband/ 421
4 divorced 1156
5 or widowed? 1186
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2000-2001
Interviewer InstructionsAsk or record Code first that applies
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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