Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQDLEGS
LabelRespondent''s Marital Status
Question text What is your legal marital or same-sex civil partnership status?
Responses
-2 Refused 31
-1 Don't know 0
1 Never married AND never registered a same-sex civil partners 3443
2 Married OR In a registered same-sex civil partnership 5312
3 Separated, but still legally married OR Separated, but still 441
4 Divorced OR Formerly in a same-sex civil partnership 1297
5 Widowed OR Surviving partner from a same-sex civil partnersh 1521
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW SCREEN.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16+ living in random-sampled private households in Scotland (victim form subsequently completed by those who had been a victim of crime in the reference period only).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey was conducted approximately once every three years until 2006. From 2007/08-2010/11 it was conducted on an annual, financial-year, basis. From 2012-13 the SCJS moved to become a biennial survey covering the financial year.