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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableReasDLv
LabelMost important reason respondent and partner don t live together :Q667
Question text And which of these would you say is the most important reason why you and your partner don't live together?
Responses
1 We are not ready to live together / it s too early in our re 52
2 We are waiting until we get married / until we have a Civil 4
3 We haven t thought about living together 4
4 My partner has a job elsewhere 12
5 My partner is studying elsewhere 1
6 I prefer not to live with my partner (though (s)he wants to 10
7 My partner prefers not to live with me (though I want to liv 2
8 Because of my or my partner s children 10
9 We can t afford to live together 21
10 It would affect my/ my partner s benefits 5
11 We both want to keep our own homes 14
12 We have other responsibilities (e.g. caring for an elderly r 3
13 It s just how things are 9
14 We just don t want to live together 8
95 Other reason (PLEASE SAY WHAT) 5
96 (SPONTANEOUS: None of these) 2
98 Don't know 0
99 Refusal 0
-1 skip, off route not LAT 3149
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCARD J5 AGAIN 1 We are not ready to live together/it's too early in our relationship [LATerlyb] 2 We are waiting until we get married/until we have a Civil Partnership [LATmardb] 3 We haven't thought about living together [LATNtTh] 4 My partner has a job elsewhere [LATPJobb] 5 My partner is studying elsewhere [LATPStdb] 6 I prefer not to live with my partner (though (s)he wants to live with me) [LATIPrfb] 7 My partner prefers not to live with me (though I want to live with him/her)[LATPPrfb] 8 Because of my or my partner's children [LATChldb] 9 We can't afford to live together [LATAfrdb] 10 It would affect my/ my partner's benefits [LATBenef] 11 We both want to keep our own homes [LATHomeb] 12 We have other responsibilities (e.g. caring for an elderly relative)[LATRespb] 13 It's just how things are [LATJstR] 14 We just don't want to live together [LATNotwb] 95 Other reason (PLEASE SAY WHAT)
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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