Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablea006p
LabelMarital status grouped
Responses
1 Married and living with your husband/wife 5708
2 Married and not living with your husband/wife 2
3 Cohabitee 1248
4 Single 4984
5 Widowed 605
6 Divorced 621
7 Separated 230
8 Civil partner or former civil partner 25
Sysmiss 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2011.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Due to funding constraints, from January 2010 the Northern Ireland (NI) sample used for the LCF will be reduced to a sample proportionate to the NI population relative to the UK.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS.