Main advantage living as a couple
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Question asked in the latest wave:
scacohabitation_w15.sccohadvm
Question label:
Main advantage living as a couple
Question text:
Which is the main advantage 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 SCCOHADVS] // More than one advantage to living as a couple
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31906 | 97.13% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Trial marriage, see if we're compatible before committing to marriage | 1 | 100 | 0.3% |
| No legal ties so easier to split up if doesn't work out | 2 | 98 | 0.3% |
| Improves relationship - more respect, less taking partner for granted, get on better, less arguments etc. ⦠| 3 | 151 | 0.46% |
| A lot of marriages fail | 4 | 32 | 0.1% |
| Companionship and someone to share things with | 7 | 181 | 0.55% |
| No particular advantage, just prefer cohabitation | 8 | 104 | 0.32% |
| Personal independence - can keep own privacy, not ready for marriage, etc. ⦠| 10 | 49 | 0.15% |
| It does not have to be a permanent commitment | 11 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Tax advantages | 12 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Saves on the cost of a wedding | 13 | 108 | 0.33% |
| Other | 97 | 20 | 0.06% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.12 | 31996 | 1.0 | 97.0 | 14.3 | 853 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32521 | 94.76% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 10 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Trial marriage, see if we're compatible before committing to marriage | 1 | 130 | 0.38% |
| No legal ties so easier to split up if doesn't work out | 2 | 102 | 0.3% |
| Improves relationship - more respect, less taking partner for granted, get on better, less arguments etc. ⦠| 3 | 199 | 0.58% |
| A lot of marriages fail | 4 | 24 | 0.07% |
| Companionship and someone to share things with | 7 | 246 | 0.72% |
| No particular advantage, just prefer cohabitation | 8 | 92 | 0.27% |
| Other | 9 | 25 | 0.07% |
| Personal independence - can keep own privacy, not ready for marriage, etc. ⦠| 10 | 53 | 0.15% |
| It does not have to be a permanent commitment | 11 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Tax advantages | 12 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Saves on the cost of a wedding | 13 | 92 | 0.27% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.73 | 33341 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 3.69 | 978 |
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