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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, Quality of Life Module, December 2007 and January 2008

Variable Details

VariableRESPMAR
LabelMarital status of Respondent
Question text Are you currently... single, that is never married, married and living with your husband/wife, a civil partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership, married and separated from your husband/wife, divorced, or widowed? Spontaneous only - In a legally-recognised Civil Partnership and separated from his/her civil Spontaneous only - Formerly a civil partner, the Civil Partnership now legally dissolved Spontaneous only - A surviving civil partner: his/her partner having since died
Responses
1 Single, that is never married 286
2 Married/Civil Partnership living with spouse/partner 530
3 Married/Civil Partnership separated from spouse/partner 58
4 Divorced/Civil Partnership now dissolved 130
5 Widowed/surviving Civil Partner whose partner has since died 126
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, Quality of Life Module, December 2007 and January 2008
Interviewer InstructionsRunning prompt - Code first that applies.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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