Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2006-2007

Variable Details

Variablemarstat
LabelMarital Status
Question text Are you/is (name)... single, that is, never married, married, and living with your husband/wife, married, but spouse has been living/working abroad continuously, for more than six months, married and separated from your husband/wife, divorced, or widowed?
Responses
1 Single, that is, never married 9882
2 Married and living with your husband/wife 18090
3 A civil partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership 33
4 Married but spouse living/working abroad more than 6 months 93
5 Married and separated from your husband/wife 631
6 Divorced 2506
7 Widowed 2386
8 (SPONTANEOUS) Separated from civil partner 13
9 (SPONTANEOUS) Formerly a civil partner, legally dissolved 2
10 (SPONTANEOUS) A surviving civil partner, partner since died 1
-9 Not answered (99) 0
-1 Item not applicable 8630
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2006-2007
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD. CODE FIRST THAT APPLIES. IF SPOUSE HAS BEEN LIVING ABROAD CONTINUOUSLY FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, DO NOT INCLUDE THEM IN THE LIST OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study conducted annually from 1993/1994-2007/2008. The SEH was replaced by the EHS from 2008 (see Abstract section for details).