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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_relationship_dv
Labelrelationship ego to alter, derived
Responses
-9 missing 14
-8 inapplicable 0
-2 refusal 0
-1 don't know 0
1 husband/wife 30492
2 partner/cohabitee 6726
3 civil partner 112
4 natural son/daughter 43948
5 adopted son/daughter 344
6 foster child 128
7 stepson/stepdaughter 1852
8 son-in-law/daughter-in-law 587
9 natural parent 43961
10 adoptive parent 344
11 foster parent 128
12 step-parent 1854
13 parent-in-law 575
14 natural brother/sister 33527
15 half-brother/sister 2571
16 step-brother/sister 580
17 adopted brother/sister 143
18 foster brother/sister 166
19 brother-in-law/sister-in-law 694
20 grand-child 1456
21 grand-parent 1456
22 cousin 448
23 aunt/uncle 908
24 niece/nephew 910
25 other relative 304
26 employee 7
27 employer 7
28 lodger/boarder/tenant 260
29 landlord/landlady 260
30 other non-relative 4282
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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