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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablec_relationship_dv
Labelrelationship ego to alter, derived
Responses
-9 missing 1
-8 inapplicable 0
-2 refusal 0
-1 don't know 0
1 husband/wife 27954
2 partner/cohabitee 6126
3 civil partner 122
4 natural son/daughter 40474
5 adopted son/daughter 287
6 foster child 114
7 stepson/stepdaughter 1630
8 son-in-law/daughter-in-law 583
9 natural parent 40474
10 adoptive parent 287
11 foster parent 114
12 step-parent 1630
13 parent-in-law 583
14 natural brother/sister 30632
15 half-brother/sister 2462
16 step-brother/sister 509
17 adopted brother/sister 90
18 foster brother/sister 126
19 brother-in-law/sister-in-law 746
20 grand-child 1461
21 grand-parent 1461
22 cousin 502
23 aunt/uncle 906
24 niece/nephew 914
25 other relative 312
26 employee 3
27 employer 3
28 lodger/boarder/tenant 194
29 landlord/landlady 194
30 other non-relative 3744
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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