Main reason to separate or live apart
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Non-resident parents and reasons for separation" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
nonreschildtwo_ip10.reasonsepmain
Question label:
Main reason to separate or live apart
Question text:
Which of these reasons would you consider to be the main reason you separated or decided to live apart from name of all children identified with 'other parent' from NONRESSUMMARY.NRCSUMNAME|NONRESID.NRCNAME's mother/father? Please just tell me the number
Question universe:
if REASONSEP 28|29|REF (Reason for separation or living apart has been given)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 71 | 20.7% |
| refusal | -2 | 19 | 5.54% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.29% |
| Never in a relationship | 1 | 20 | 5.83% |
| Money or financial problems (lack of money, not having/losing work) | 2 | 4 | 1.17% |
| You had grown apart | 3 | 50 | 14.58% |
| Lack of communication/did not talk | 4 | 15 | 4.37% |
| Different expectations | 5 | 14 | 4.08% |
| Pregnancy/birth of child | 6 | 3 | 0.87% |
| Disagreement over parenting issues | 7 | 1 | 0.29% |
| Your ex-partner did not give enough time to family | 8 | 8 | 2.33% |
| You did not give enough time to family | 9 | 1 | 0.29% |
| Your ex-partner found someone else/adultery/infidelity | 10 | 41 | 11.95% |
| You found someone else/adultery/infidelity | 11 | 4 | 1.17% |
| Your ex-partner's violent or abusive behaviour (towards you/child) | 12 | 17 | 4.96% |
| Your ex-partner's emotionally abusive behaviour (towards you/child) | 13 | 15 | 4.37% |
| Your violent or abusive behaviour (towards partner/child) | 16 | 1 | 0.29% |
| Your ex-partner's alcohol/drugs/addiction problems | 20 | 20 | 5.83% |
| Your ex-partner's mental illness/emotional issues/depression | 22 | 13 | 3.79% |
| Your mental illness/emotional issues/depression | 23 | 4 | 1.17% |
| You are homosexual/lesbian/gay | 25 | 1 | 0.29% |
| Other reason given | 27 | 20 | 5.83% |
| Total | 343 | 100.0% |
