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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableb7marst2
LabelCurrent legal marital status
Question text (I would now like to ask you some questions about relationships and marriage). What is 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 3436
2 Married - first and only marriage 5005
3 Remarried - second or later marriage 314
4 Legally separated 180
5 Divorced 686
6 Widowed 19
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 3
-7 Other missing 0
-1 Not applicable 22
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsIF RESPONDENT IS LIVING AS A COUPLE WITHOUT BEING LEGALLY MARRIED TO THEIR PARTNER YOU SHOULD NOT CODE THEM AS 'Married'.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort (including rotational panel)
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