Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Integrated Household Survey, October 2010 - September 2011

Variable Details

VariableMarSta
LabelLegal marital status
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, in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership and separated from his/her civil partner, formerly a civil partner, the Civil Partnership now legally dissolved, a surviving civil partner: his/her partner having since died?
Responses
-9 Under 16 0
1 Single, never married 163723
2 Married, living with spouse 156607
3 Married separated from spouse 7650
4 Divorced 25060
5 Widowed 20513
6 Currently or previously in civil partnership 665
7 Spontaneous only - In a legally-recognised Civil Partnership 0
8 Spontaneous only - Formerly a civil partner, the Civil Partn 0
9 Spontaneous only - A surviving civil partner: his/her partne 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationIntegrated Household Survey, October 2010 - September 2011
Interviewer InstructionsAsk or record. Running prompt. Code first that applies
UniversePersons resident in the UK in private households, and young people living away from the parental home in student halls of residence or similar institutions during term time.;National
SamplingEach of the surveys comprising the IHS have their own sampling design, meaning that the IHS includes clustered and non-clustered, multistage and single stage component samples and also cross-sectional and longitudinal data.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study