Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variablea006p
LabelMarital Status grouped
Responses
1 Married and living with your husband/wife 5975
2 Married and not living with your husband/wife 8
3 Cohabitee 1140
4 Single 5137
5 Widowed 696
6 Divorced 612
7 Separated 225
8 Civil Partner or Former Civil Partner 17
Sysmiss 23
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.