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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variablemarstat
LabelMarital Status
Question text Are you/is (name)... single, that is, never married, married, and living with your husband/wife, married and separated from your husband/wife, divorced, or widowed?
Responses
1 Single, that is, never married 10746
2 Married and living with your husband/wife 20250
3 Married but spouse living/working abroad more than 6 months 95
4 Married and separated from your husband/wife 795
5 Divorced 2726
6 Or widowed? 2653
-1 Item not applicable 9692
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD. CODE FIRST THAT APPLIES. IF SPOUSE HAS BEEN LIVING ABROAD CONTINUOUSLY FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, DO NOT INCLUDE THEM IN THE LIST OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households and privately renting tenancy groups in England
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, conducted annually from 1993/1994-2007/2008. The SEH was replaced by the EHS from 2008 (see Abstract section for details).
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