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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variableb8legsep
LabelWhether CM Legally Separated
Question text Are you legally separated from your [^spouse/civil partner]?
Responses
1 Yes 119
2 No 155
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 4
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 8596
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsLEGAL SEPARATION IS ARRANGED WITH A COURT OR SOLICITOR. CODE NO IF THE RESPONDENT IS LIVING APART FROM THEIR SPOUSE/CIVIL PARTNER DUE TO ESTRANGEMENT. SEE HELP <F9> A legally separated spouse will have a separation agreement obtained through the courts or a solicitor. These are sometimes known as a judicial separation petition or a decree of judicial separation. A legally separated civil partner will have a separation order from the courts. The decree nisi and the decree absolute are part of divorce proceedings and do not determine whether someone is legally separated from their spouse or civil partner.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in 1970
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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