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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableFUT
LabelFAMILY UNIT TYPE
Responses
1 Married couple no child 5236
2 Married couple & child 9109
3 Lone mc father & children 0
4 Single father & children 56
5 Widowed father & children 65
6 Divorced father & children 114
7 Separated father & children 87
8 Lone mc mother & children 0
9 Single mother & children 799
10 Widowed mother & children 237
11 Divorced mother & children 842
12 Separated mother & children 401
13 One person only 3520
14 Same sex cohabitees 55
15 Cohab couple no children 1062
16 Cohab couple & chldn 1328
17 Civil partnership no child 10
18 Civil partnership & children 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2006
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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