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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2007-2008

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 8948
2 Married and living with your husband/wife 16190
3 A civil partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership 40
4 Married but spouse living/working abroad more than 6 months 70
5 Married and separated from your husband/wife 581
6 Divorced 2328
7 Widowed 2002
8 (SPONTANEOUS) Separated from civil partner 11
9 (SPONTANEOUS) Formerly a civil partner, legally dissolved 0
10 (SPONTANEOUS) A surviving civil partner, partner since died 3
-9 Not answered (99) 0
-1 Item not applicable 7842
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2007-2008
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).
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