Legal marital status
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Question label:
Legal marital status
Question text:
Since personal circumstances can change over time, we would just like to check some important information. What is [NAME's / CNAME's / ff_forname's / your] legal marital status?
Question universe:
if DVAge >= 16 (If individual is 16 or over)
Question interviewer instructions:
CODE FIRST THAT APPLIES RECORD LEGAL MARITAL STATUS EVEN IF E.G. DIVORCED BUT COHABITING IN CURRENT HOUSEHOLD
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 6 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 9599 | 17.33% |
| refusal | -2 | 246 | 0.44% |
| don't know | -1 | 141 | 0.25% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 15290 | 27.6% |
| Married | 2 | 22831 | 41.21% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 492 | 0.89% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 643 | 1.16% |
| Divorced | 5 | 3689 | 6.66% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2368 | 4.27% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 60 | 0.11% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 22 | 0.04% |
| Total | 55401 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 7130 | 17.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 179 | 0.43% |
| don't know | -1 | 108 | 0.26% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 11291 | 27.14% |
| Married | 2 | 17485 | 42.03% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 328 | 0.79% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 479 | 1.15% |
| Divorced | 5 | 2731 | 6.56% |
| Widowed | 6 | 1787 | 4.3% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 50 | 0.12% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 21 | 0.05% |
| Total | 41601 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 7639 | 17.53% |
| refusal | -2 | 197 | 0.45% |
| don't know | -1 | 87 | 0.2% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 11719 | 26.89% |
| Married | 2 | 18325 | 42.05% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 325 | 0.75% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 510 | 1.17% |
| Divorced | 5 | 2805 | 6.44% |
| Widowed | 6 | 1903 | 4.37% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 39 | 0.09% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Total | 43577 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 8574 | 18.26% |
| refusal | -2 | 187 | 0.4% |
| don't know | -1 | 105 | 0.22% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 12426 | 26.46% |
| Married | 2 | 19661 | 41.86% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 278 | 0.59% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 558 | 1.19% |
| Divorced | 5 | 2977 | 6.34% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2110 | 4.49% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 57 | 0.12% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Total | 46965 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 9578 | 19.11% |
| refusal | -2 | 183 | 0.37% |
| don't know | -1 | 108 | 0.22% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 13079 | 26.1% |
| Married | 2 | 20736 | 41.38% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 267 | 0.53% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 609 | 1.22% |
| Divorced | 5 | 3175 | 6.34% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2315 | 4.62% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 31 | 0.06% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 17 | 0.03% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Total | 50113 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 10316 | 19.58% |
| refusal | -2 | 162 | 0.31% |
| don't know | -1 | 88 | 0.17% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 13837 | 26.26% |
| Married | 2 | 21620 | 41.03% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 240 | 0.46% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 686 | 1.3% |
| Divorced | 5 | 3260 | 6.19% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2426 | 4.6% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 29 | 0.06% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Total | 52694 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 12 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 11599 | 20.49% |
| refusal | -2 | 72 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 78 | 0.14% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 14890 | 26.3% |
| Married | 2 | 22958 | 40.56% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 217 | 0.38% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 700 | 1.24% |
| Divorced | 5 | 3502 | 6.19% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2540 | 4.49% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 26 | 0.05% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 8 | 0.01% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Total | 56608 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 12660 | 21.12% |
| refusal | -2 | 93 | 0.16% |
| don't know | -1 | 64 | 0.11% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 15845 | 26.43% |
| Married | 2 | 23972 | 39.99% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 198 | 0.33% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 808 | 1.35% |
| Divorced | 5 | 3586 | 5.98% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2695 | 4.5% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 8 | 0.01% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 59941 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 159 | 0.25% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 13998 | 21.63% |
| refusal | -2 | 82 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 81 | 0.13% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 16931 | 26.16% |
| married | 2 | 25630 | 39.61% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 273 | 0.42% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 906 | 1.4% |
| divorced | 5 | 3745 | 5.79% |
| widowed | 6 | 2888 | 4.46% |
| sep from civil partner | 7 | 12 | 0.02% |
| a former civil partner | 8 | 5 | 0.01% |
| surviving civil partner | 9 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Total | 64712 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 38 | 0.06% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 12897 | 20.97% |
| refusal | -2 | 23 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 67 | 0.11% |
| single and never married or never in a legally recognised ci | 1 | 15906 | 25.86% |
| married | 2 | 24479 | 39.8% |
| a civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership | 3 | 139 | 0.23% |
| separated but legally married | 4 | 896 | 1.46% |
| divorced | 5 | 4106 | 6.68% |
| widowed | 6 | 2941 | 4.78% |
| spontaneous: separated from civil partner | 7 | 13 | 0.02% |
| spontaneous: a former civil partner, the civil partnership l | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| spontaneous: a surviving civil partner (your partner having | 9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 61512 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 56 | 0.09% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 14147 | 21.56% |
| refusal | -2 | 22 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 96 | 0.15% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 16764 | 25.54% |
| married | 2 | 26014 | 39.64% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 128 | 0.2% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 999 | 1.52% |
| divorced | 5 | 4273 | 6.51% |
| widowed | 6 | 3111 | 4.74% |
| sep from civil partner | 7 | 10 | 0.02% |
| a former civil partner | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| surviving civil partner | 9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 65626 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 15523 | 21.97% |
| refusal | -2 | 13 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 12 | 0.02% |
| single and never married or never in a legally recognised ci | 1 | 17948 | 25.4% |
| married | 2 | 28244 | 39.97% |
| a civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership | 3 | 122 | 0.17% |
| separated but legally married | 4 | 1045 | 1.48% |
| divorced | 5 | 4444 | 6.29% |
| widowed | 6 | 3302 | 4.67% |
| spontaneous: separated from civil partner | 7 | 9 | 0.01% |
| spontaneous: a former civil partner, the civil partnership l | 8 | 3 | 0.0% |
| spontaneous: a surviving civil partner (your partner having | 9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 70671 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 17139 | 22.12% |
| refusal | -2 | 17 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 35 | 0.05% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 19826 | 25.58% |
| married | 2 | 30846 | 39.8% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 116 | 0.15% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 1165 | 1.5% |
| divorced | 5 | 4770 | 6.16% |
| widowed | 6 | 3558 | 4.59% |
| sep from civil partner | 7 | 17 | 0.02% |
| a former civil partner | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| surviving civil partner | 9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 77495 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 17876 | 23.12% |
| refusal | -2 | 21 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 39 | 0.05% |
| single & never married or in legally recog'd civil p'ship | 1 | 20134 | 26.04% |
| married | 2 | 29776 | 38.52% |
| in a registered same-sex civil partnership | 3 | 98 | 0.13% |
| separated but legally married | 4 | 1410 | 1.82% |
| divorced | 5 | 4605 | 5.96% |
| widowed | 6 | 3329 | 4.31% |
| separated from civil partner | 7 | 13 | 0.02% |
| an ex-civil partner,civil p'ship legally dissolved | 8 | 3 | 0.0% |
| surviving civil partner (partner died) | 9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 77308 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 32 | 0.09% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 141 | 0.4% |
| don't know | -1 | 72 | 0.2% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 10690 | 30.14% |
| Married | 2 | 18079 | 50.97% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 375 | 1.06% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 537 | 1.51% |
| Divorced | 5 | 3202 | 9.03% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2134 | 6.02% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 43 | 0.12% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 115 | 0.41% |
| don't know | -1 | 77 | 0.28% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 8154 | 29.12% |
| Married | 2 | 14743 | 52.66% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 268 | 0.96% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 406 | 1.45% |
| Divorced | 5 | 2449 | 8.75% |
| Widowed | 6 | 1620 | 5.79% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 36 | 0.13% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 20 | 0.07% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 135 | 0.46% |
| don't know | -1 | 67 | 0.23% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 8478 | 28.96% |
| Married | 2 | 15387 | 52.57% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 258 | 0.88% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 432 | 1.48% |
| Divorced | 5 | 2534 | 8.66% |
| Widowed | 6 | 1728 | 5.9% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 32 | 0.11% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 11 | 0.04% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 111 | 0.35% |
| don't know | -1 | 72 | 0.22% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 9212 | 28.78% |
| Married | 2 | 16692 | 52.15% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 235 | 0.73% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 497 | 1.55% |
| Divorced | 5 | 2707 | 8.46% |
| Widowed | 6 | 1944 | 6.07% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 48 | 0.15% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 12 | 0.04% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 7 | 0.02% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 118 | 0.34% |
| don't know | -1 | 72 | 0.21% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 9782 | 28.5% |
| Married | 2 | 17702 | 51.58% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 216 | 0.63% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 535 | 1.56% |
| Divorced | 5 | 2898 | 8.44% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2131 | 6.21% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 27 | 0.08% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 4 | 0.01% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 83 | 0.23% |
| don't know | -1 | 49 | 0.14% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 10348 | 28.7% |
| Married | 2 | 18430 | 51.11% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 194 | 0.54% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 597 | 1.66% |
| Divorced | 5 | 2972 | 8.24% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2238 | 6.21% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 25 | 0.07% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 14 | 0.04% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 33 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 49 | 0.12% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 11452 | 29.14% |
| Married | 2 | 19686 | 50.1% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 176 | 0.45% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 618 | 1.57% |
| Divorced | 5 | 3203 | 8.15% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2342 | 5.96% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 22 | 0.06% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 24 | 0.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 31 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 36 | 0.09% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 12160 | 28.84% |
| Married | 2 | 20394 | 48.36% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 167 | 0.4% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 733 | 1.74% |
| Divorced | 5 | 3311 | 7.85% |
| Widowed | 6 | 2472 | 5.86% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 5 | 0.01% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 119 | 0.26% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 56 | 0.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 3324 | 7.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 30 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 42 | 0.09% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 12875 | 28.49% |
| married | 2 | 21571 | 47.73% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 234 | 0.52% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 824 | 1.82% |
| divorced | 5 | 3461 | 7.66% |
| widowed | 6 | 2638 | 5.84% |
| sep from civil partner | 7 | 11 | 0.02% |
| a former civil partner | 8 | 5 | 0.01% |
| surviving civil partner | 9 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 34 | 0.08% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 53 | 0.12% |
| single and never married or never in a legally recognised ci | 1 | 12319 | 27.48% |
| married | 2 | 21062 | 46.97% |
| a civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership | 3 | 127 | 0.28% |
| separated but legally married | 4 | 836 | 1.86% |
| divorced | 5 | 3820 | 8.52% |
| widowed | 6 | 2709 | 6.04% |
| spontaneous: separated from civil partner | 7 | 10 | 0.02% |
| spontaneous: a former civil partner, the civil partnership l | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| spontaneous: a surviving civil partner (your partner having | 9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 48 | 0.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 72 | 0.15% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 12905 | 27.41% |
| married | 2 | 22242 | 47.25% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 115 | 0.24% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 926 | 1.97% |
| divorced | 5 | 3970 | 8.43% |
| widowed | 6 | 2846 | 6.05% |
| sep from civil partner | 7 | 9 | 0.02% |
| a former civil partner | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| surviving civil partner | 9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| single and never married or never in a legally recognised ci | 1 | 13672 | 27.51% |
| married | 2 | 23946 | 48.19% |
| a civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership | 3 | 110 | 0.22% |
| separated but legally married | 4 | 965 | 1.94% |
| divorced | 5 | 4123 | 8.3% |
| widowed | 6 | 3027 | 6.09% |
| spontaneous: separated from civil partner | 7 | 8 | 0.02% |
| spontaneous: a former civil partner, the civil partnership l | 8 | 3 | 0.01% |
| spontaneous: a surviving civil partner (your partner having | 9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 15325 | 28.08% |
| married | 2 | 26383 | 48.35% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 104 | 0.19% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 1077 | 1.97% |
| divorced | 5 | 4467 | 8.19% |
| widowed | 6 | 3306 | 6.06% |
| sep from civil partner | 7 | 15 | 0.03% |
| a former civil partner | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| surviving civil partner | 9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 15 | 0.03% |
| single & never married or in legally recog'd civil p'ship | 1 | 16226 | 31.82% |
| married | 2 | 25851 | 50.69% |
| in a registered same-sex civil partnership | 3 | 90 | 0.18% |
| separated but legally married | 4 | 1324 | 2.6% |
| divorced | 5 | 4332 | 8.5% |
| widowed | 6 | 3137 | 6.15% |
| separated from civil partner | 7 | 11 | 0.02% |
| an ex-civil partner,civil p'ship legally dissolved | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| surviving civil partner (partner died) | 9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
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