Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableDVMrDF
LabelDe facto marital status
Responses
1 Married 5964
2 Cohabiting 1086
3 Single 5060
4 Widowed 658
5 Divorced 646
6 Separated 257
7 Same sex couple 26
8 Civil Partner 10
9 Former Separated Civil Partner 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2009
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2009.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Due to funding constraints, from January 2010 the Northern Ireland (NI) sample used for the LCF will be reduced to a sample proportionate to the NI population relative to the UK.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS.