Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableMarSta_p
LabelMarital Status grouped
Responses
1 single, that is never married 3152
2 married and living with your husband/wife 5964
3 married and separated from your husband/wife 294
4 divorced 888
5 widowed 684
6 Civil Partner or Former Civil Partner 10
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.