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Innovation Panel Variable

mstatch1

marital status change within spell

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualpartnershiphistory_ip17.mstatch

Question label:

Legal marital status change

Question text:

What did your  legal marital status become with this change? Were you...

Question universe:

if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [RelUp > 1] // Not in the group 'last wave husband/wife/CP still resident'
And if [MStatSam = 1 | MStatSamN = 1] // Legal marital status has changed since last wave

Further details:
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Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8241996.99%
proxy-7301.2%
Single, nvr marr/civ p110.04%
Married2220.88%
Civil Partner (legal)330.12%
Divorced5100.4%
Widowed680.32%
Sep from Civil Partner710.04%
Total2494100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8276397.05%
proxy-7220.77%
refusal-250.18%
don't know-140.14%
Single, nvr marr/civ p140.14%
Married2260.91%
Civil Partner (legal)330.11%
Separated legally marr440.14%
Divorced5110.39%
Widowed650.18%
Total2847100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8262796.58%
proxy-7341.25%
don't know-110.04%
Single, nvr marr/civ p140.15%
Married2260.96%
Civil Partner (legal)320.07%
Separated legally marr450.18%
Divorced590.33%
Widowed6110.4%
Sep from Civil Partner710.04%
Total2720100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8302398.76%
proxy-730.1%
refusal-220.07%
Single, nvr marr/civ p150.16%
Married270.23%
Civil Partner (legal)310.03%
Separated legally marr440.13%
Divorced550.16%
Widowed6110.36%
Total3061100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8221497.66%
proxy-7150.66%
refusal-220.09%
don't know-130.13%
Single, nvr marr/civ p150.22%
Married240.18%
Civil Partner (legal)320.09%
Separated legally marr430.13%
Divorced5140.62%
Widowed640.18%
Sep from Civil Partner710.04%
Total2267100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8210895.26%
proxy-7512.3%
refusal-220.09%
don't know-120.09%
Single, nvr marr/civ p1100.45%
Married2170.77%
Separated legally marr410.05%
Divorced5100.45%
Widowed6110.5%
Sep from Civil Partner710.05%
Total2213100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8284695.18%
proxy-7943.14%
refusal-220.07%
Single, nvr marr/civ p120.07%
Married2130.43%
Civil Partner (legal)340.13%
Separated legally marr450.17%
Divorced5150.5%
Widowed680.27%
A former Civil Partner810.03%
Total2990100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8244194.98%
proxy-7893.46%
don't know-120.08%
Single, nvr marr/civ p130.12%
Married2110.43%
Civil Partner (legal)310.04%
Separated legally marr450.19%
Divorced5110.43%
Widowed670.27%
Total2570100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8222093.36%
proxy-71114.67%
single, nvr marr/civ p130.13%
married2220.93%
separated legally marr440.17%
divorced5100.42%
widowed680.34%
Total2378100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8230895.65%
proxy-7763.15%
single, nvr marr/civ p120.08%
married2140.58%
separated legally marr420.08%
divorced550.21%
widowed660.25%
Total2413100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8198292.23%
proxy-71255.82%
refusal-210.05%
Single and never married or never in a legally recognised C140.19%
Married2150.7%
A Civil Partner in a legally recognised Civil Partnership320.09%
Separated but legally married440.19%
Divorced590.42%
Widowed660.28%
TF_SPONTANEOUS A surviving Civil Partner (partner having die910.05%
Total2149100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8193590.34%
proxy-71476.86%
Single and never married or never in a legally recognised C120.09%
Married2361.68%
A Civil Partner in a legally recognised Civil Partnership310.05%
Separated but legally married420.09%
Divorced5120.56%
Widowed670.33%
Total2142100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8215790.44%
proxy-72068.64%
married270.29%
separated legally marr420.08%
divorced560.25%
widowed670.29%
Total2385100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8160491.34%
proxy-71357.69%
married260.34%
divorced560.34%
widowed650.28%
Total1756100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8178295.29%
proxy-7824.39%
married and living with husband/wife240.21%
divorced520.11%
Total1870100.0%

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