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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variabley26
LabelMarital Status
Question text Can I just check, are you... Married, Living with partner, Single, Widowed, Separated, Divorced?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
1 Married 1318
2 Living with partner 319
3 Single 704
4 Widowed 296
5 Separated 67
6 Divorced 283
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsREAD OUT IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY ARE IN A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP CODE AS MARRIED
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters);National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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