Main disadvantage living as a couple
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scacohabitation_w15.scdisadvm
Question label:
Main disadvantage living as a couple
Question text:
Which is the main disadvantage of living together as a couple?
Question universe:
if [((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 4) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2 | 3)) & (HHGRID.Livewith = 1)] // Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web AND currently cohabiting
And if [More than one selected at SCDISADVS] // More than one disadvantage to living as a couple
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32145 | 97.86% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Financial insecurity | 1 | 184 | 0.56% |
| No legal status | 2 | 326 | 0.99% |
| Effect on children | 3 | 32 | 0.1% |
| Lack of commitment | 4 | 40 | 0.12% |
| Social stigma | 5 | 19 | 0.06% |
| Other | 97 | 27 | 0.08% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.06 | 32221 | 1.0 | 97.0 | 19.31 | 628 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 32896 | 95.85% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Financial insecurity | 1 | 186 | 0.54% |
| No legal status | 2 | 292 | 0.85% |
| Effect on children | 3 | 29 | 0.08% |
| Lack of commitment | 4 | 64 | 0.19% |
| Social stigma | 5 | 20 | 0.06% |
| Other | 6 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.17 | 33710 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.23 | 609 |
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