marst change 2: Month legal marital status changed
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Question asked in the latest wave:
annualpartnershiphistory_ip17.statcm
Question label:
Month legal marital status changed
Question text:
Can you tell me the month and year of that change to your legal marital status?
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
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 | 2461 | 98.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| March | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 2493 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2819 | 99.02% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| April | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| May | 5 | 1 | 0.04% |
| July | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 2842 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 3.05 | 5 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2683 | 98.64% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| April | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| May | 5 | 1 | 0.04% |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.33 | 2717 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 3.21 | 3 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 3056 | 99.84% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| May | 5 | 1 | 0.03% |
| December | 12 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 3059 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 4.95 | 2 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2249 | 99.21% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| September | 9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 2265 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.71 | 2 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2477 | 96.38% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| June | 6 | 2 | 0.08% |
| December | 12 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 2567 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 3.46 | 3 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2266 | 95.29% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| july | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 2377 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2336 | 96.81% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| august | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 2412 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2022 | 94.09% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| December | 12 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.0 | 2148 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 |



