month started living together
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "random subsetting of questionnaire content" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
partnershiphistory_ip7.lmcbm
Question label:
Month started living together
Question text:
In what month and year did you start living together?
Question universe:
if ScriptNo = 1 (label = Respondent received script number 1)
and if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint 1 (Non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample AND more than one marriage or ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMCoh = 1 (Cohabited before previous marriage spell)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER MONTH
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 51 | 59.3% |
| don't know | -1 | 11 | 12.79% |
| january | 1 | 2 | 2.33% |
| february | 2 | 1 | 1.16% |
| march | 3 | 2 | 2.33% |
| may | 5 | 4 | 4.65% |
| june | 6 | 4 | 4.65% |
| august | 8 | 3 | 3.49% |
| september | 9 | 2 | 2.33% |
| october | 10 | 2 | 2.33% |
| november | 11 | 2 | 2.33% |
| december | 12 | 2 | 2.33% |
| Total | 86 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.75 | 62 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.35 | 24 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 160 | 62.99% |
| don't know | -1 | 25 | 9.84% |
| january | 1 | 9 | 3.54% |
| february | 2 | 7 | 2.76% |
| march | 3 | 3 | 1.18% |
| april | 4 | 4 | 1.57% |
| may | 5 | 3 | 1.18% |
| june | 6 | 10 | 3.94% |
| july | 7 | 5 | 1.97% |
| august | 8 | 4 | 1.57% |
| september | 9 | 7 | 2.76% |
| october | 10 | 9 | 3.54% |
| november | 11 | 3 | 1.18% |
| december | 12 | 5 | 1.97% |
| Total | 254 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.32 | 185 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.55 | 69 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 212 | 66.25% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.62% |
| don't know | -1 | 26 | 8.12% |
| january | 1 | 12 | 3.75% |
| february | 2 | 6 | 1.88% |
| march | 3 | 4 | 1.25% |
| april | 4 | 5 | 1.56% |
| may | 5 | 9 | 2.81% |
| june | 6 | 7 | 2.19% |
| july | 7 | 12 | 3.75% |
| august | 8 | 5 | 1.56% |
| september | 9 | 5 | 1.56% |
| october | 10 | 4 | 1.25% |
| november | 11 | 8 | 2.5% |
| december | 12 | 3 | 0.94% |
| Total | 320 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.95 | 240 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.39 | 80 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 280 | 71.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 23 | 5.84% |
| january | 1 | 14 | 3.55% |
| february | 2 | 5 | 1.27% |
| march | 3 | 7 | 1.78% |
| april | 4 | 9 | 2.28% |
| may | 5 | 10 | 2.54% |
| june | 6 | 9 | 2.28% |
| july | 7 | 10 | 2.54% |
| august | 8 | 7 | 1.78% |
| september | 9 | 7 | 1.78% |
| october | 10 | 4 | 1.02% |
| november | 11 | 7 | 1.78% |
| december | 12 | 2 | 0.51% |
| Total | 394 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.66 | 303 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.23 | 91 |



