Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableMarital8
LabelMarital status
Question text Are you (is he/she)... single, that is never married or never formed a legally recognised civil partnership, married and living with (husband/wife), a civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership married and separated from (husband/wife), in a legally recognised civil partnership and separated from your civil partner, divorced, formerly a civil partner, the civil partnership now legally dissolved, widowed, or, a surviving civil partner, your partner having since died?
Responses
1 Single (never married or never in civil partnership) 1594
2 Married and living with spouse 3522
3 Civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership 19
4 Married and separated from spouse 210
5 Separated from legally recognised civil partner 12
6 Divorced 493
7 Civil partnership legally dissolved 3
8 Widowed 608
9 Surviving civil partner 3
-8 Dont know 1
-1 Item not applicable 1750
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD A1. CODE FIRST THAT APPLIES.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland between January 2008 and March 2009
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study