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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariablelatwIPrf
LabelLive apart: I prefer not to live with partner Q404
Question text Here are some reasons why a couple might not live together. Which of these, if any, apply to you and your partner?
Responses
-3 Skp,not non-cohab rel 1040
0 Not mentioned 291
1 Mentioned 24
8 Don't know 1
9 Not answered 13
-2 Skp, A version 1093
-1 Skp,mar/liv as 1828
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E4. PROBE: What others? CODE ALL THAT APPLY. Multicoded (Maximum of 12 codes)
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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