Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableDVMrDF
LabelDe facto marital status
Responses
1 Married 5983
2 Cohabiting 1128
3 Single 5137
4 Widowed 696
5 Divorced 612
6 Separated 225
7 Same sex couple 12
8 Civil Partner 16
9 Former Separated Civil Partner 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2008.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Due to funding constraints, from January 2010 the Northern Ireland (NI) sample used for the LCF will be reduced to a sample proportionate to the NI population relative to the UK.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS.