Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariableMARITALB
LabelMarital status
Question text Are you (is he/she)... single, that is never married, married and living with (husband/wife), civil partner in a legally recognised Civil Partnership, married and separated from (husband/wife), divorced, widowed, formerly in a legally recognised civil partnership and separated from civil partner, formerly in a legally recognised civil partnership and civil partnership is now legally dissolved, a surviving civil partner (his/her partner has since died)?
Responses
1 Single, that is never married 2307
2 Married and living with husband/wife 4501
3 Civil partner in a legally recognised Civil Partnership 20
4 Married and separated from husband/wife 250
5 Divorced 809
6 Widowed 721
7 Civil partner but separated 0
8 Formerly in civil partnership but dissolved 0
9 Surviving civil partner, partner died 0
-9 Refusal 2
-1 Item not applicable 2007
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD. CODE FIRST THAT APPLIES.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.