Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

VariableMARITALB
LabelMarital status
Responses
1 ...single, that is never married, 4053
2 Married and living with husbwife, 7953
3 Civil partner in a legally recognised Civil Partnership, 73
4 Married and separated from husbwife, 384
5 Divorced, 1362
6 Or, widowed? 1273
7 Spontaneous only - in a legally-recognised civil partnership 2
8 Spontaneous only - Formerly in a civil partnership - now leg 1
9 @ISpontaneous only@I - A surviving civil partner: hisher par 0
-9 No answer/refused 1
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 7521
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2008.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.