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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Partnership Histories, 1986-2008

Variable Details

VariablePPMS
LabelPartner's marital status at start (not asked for all partners)
Responses
1 Single, never married/never in leg CP 9111
2 Married 223
3 A Civil Partner in a leg CP 0
4 Separated from Spouse 379
5 Divorced 1191
6 Widowed 22
7 (Spont): Separated from Civil Partner 0
8 (Spont): A former Civil Partner 1
9 (Spont): A surviving Civil Partner 0
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know/ Not enough info. 5526
-1 Item not applicable 7669
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Partnership Histories, 1986-2008
UniverseAll children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in April, 1970.;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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