Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamfcin00
LabelS1 MAIN Marital Status
Question text Now a few questions about yourself. Can I just check - what is your current legal marital status?
Responses
1 Legally separated 529
2 Married, 1st and only marriage 10268
3 Remarried, 2nd or later marriage 755
4 Single never married 6204
5 Divorced 736
6 Widowed 40
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't Know 1
-1 Not applicable 18
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD A1. PRIORITY CODE.
UniverseThe sample population for MCS was drawn from all live births in the United Kingdom over 12 months (from 1 September 2000 in England and Wales and for 59 weeks from 22 November 2000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland).;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort<br><br>Four waves have been conducted to date: MCS1 (age 9 months), MCS2 (age 3 years), MCS3 (age 5 years) and MCS4 (age 7 years).<br><br>The population of eligible live births was selected from a random sample of electoral wards, disproportionately stratified to ensure adequate representation of all four UK countries, deprived areas and those with high concentrations of black and Asian families. See documentation for further details.