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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variablemarstat
LabelMarital status at present
Question text At present are you... single, that is never married and never registered in a same-sex civil partnership, married and living with husband/wife, in a registered same-sex civil partnership and living with your partner, separated, but still legally married, divorced, widowed, separated, but still legally in a same-sex civil partnership, formerly a same sex civil partner, the civil partnership now legally dissolved, a surviving civil partner: his/her partner having since died?
Responses
1 Single & never married 7348
2 Married & living with spouse 5298
3 In registered same-sex civil partnership & living with partn 48
4 Separated but still legally married 445
5 Divorced 1424
6 Widowed 554
7 Separated but still legally in same-sex civil partnership 2
8 Formerly a same-sex civil partner but now legally dissolved 0
9 Surviving civil partner, partner having died 3
99 Not answered 40
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012
Interviewer InstructionsREAD OUT AS FAR AS NECESSARY TO CODE
UniverseAdults aged 16-74 in England, Scotland and Wales, 2010-2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The first survey was conducted in 1990-1991 and the second in 2000; the third wave was conducted between 2010 and 2012, and consisted of the main survey and an online follow-up.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Primary Set
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