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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 7, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablen7mstall
LabelCohort Member's current legal marital status
Question text Now I need to check your current legal marital status. Are you... single and never married, married - that is your first and only marriage, remarried - that is your second or later marriage, legally separated, divorced or widowed?
Responses
1 Single and never married 1095
2 Married - first and only marriage 5469
3 Remarried - second or later marriage 1308
4 Legally separated 224
5 Divorced 1323
6 Widowed 96
-9 Refusal 2
-8 Don't Know 1
-7 Other missing 0
-6 Didn't complete hhold grid 16
-2 Inconsistent data 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 7, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT READ OUT OPTIONS THAT DON’T APPLY. IF RESPONDENT IS LIVING AS A COUPLE WITHOUT BEING LEGALLY MARRIED TO THEIR PARTNER YOU SHOULD NOT CODE THEM AS ‘Married’.
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 46-47 at the time of NCDS7).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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