Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2001

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, that is never married, 3989
2 Married and living with husbwife, 8576
3 Married and separated from husbwife, 406
4 Divorced, 1247
5 Or, widowed? 1420
-9 Refusal (8) 2
-8 Don't know (9) 7
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 3993
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2001
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 in the year 2001.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.