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Partnership history module

Questions 38

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcsby4

Year began cohabitation spell

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 (If in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCoh = 1 (Ever cohabited)

partnershiphistory_ip4.coh1bm

Month first began cohabiting

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: In what month and year did you first live with someone as a couple?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 0 (If NOT in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCohNPI = 1 (If ever cohabited without marrying)

partnershiphistory_ip4.coh1by

Year first began cohabiting

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 0 (If NOT in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCohNPI = 1 (If ever cohabited without marrying)

partnershiphistory_ip4.coh1em

Month first cohabitation ended

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: In what month and year did you stop living as a couple with this partner?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 0 (If NOT in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCohNPI = 1 (If ever cohabited without marrying)

partnershiphistory_ip4.coh1ey

Year first cohabitation ended

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 0 (If NOT in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCohNPI = 1 (If ever cohabited without marrying)

partnershiphistory_ip4.coh1mr

Went on to marry first cohabitee

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Did you go on to marry the person you lived with at the time?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 0 (If NOT in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCohNPI = 1 (If ever cohabited without marrying)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcmarm

Month of current marriage

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT THE NEXT

Text: Thinking of your current marriage / civil partnership, in what month and year did you get married / form your civil partnership?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3 (If in Refreshment Sample & Married or a Civil Partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcmary4

Year of current marriage

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3 (If in Refreshment Sample & Married or a Civil Partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcmcbm

Month began cohabiting before current marriage

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT THE NEXT

Text: In what month and year did you start living together?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3 (If in Refreshment Sample & Married or a Civil Partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership)
and if LCMCoh = 1 (Cohabited before marriage/civil partnership)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcmcby4

Year began cohabiting before current marriage

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3 (If in Refreshment Sample & Married or a Civil Partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership)
and if LCMCoh = 1 (Cohabited before marriage/civil partnership)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcmcoh

Cohabited before current marriage

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: As you know more people are living together before getting married. Did you and your wife / husband / civil partner live together as a couple before you got married / formed your civil partnership?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3 (If in Refreshment Sample & Married or a Civil Partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcmspm

Month separated

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT THE NEXT

Text: In what month and year did you stop living together?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3 (If in Refreshment Sample & Married or a Civil Partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership)
and if MPNo = 0 (Spouse/Civil Partner not resident in household)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcmspy4

Year separated

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3 (If in Refreshment Sample & Married or a Civil Partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership)
and if MPNo = 0 (Spouse/Civil Partner not resident in household)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcoh

Ever cohabited

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: As you know some couples live together without actually getting married. Aside from any marriages or civil partnerships you have just told me about, have you ever lived with someone as a couple for three months or more?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 (If in Refreshment Sample)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcohnpi

Ever cohabited without marrying

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: DO NOT INCLUDE CURRENT PARTNER/SPOUSE

Text: As you know, some couples choose to live together without actually ever getting married. [Apart from your current husband/wife/partner, have]{HHGRID.LIVESP = 1 | HHGRID.LIVEWITH = 1 | 3} / [Have] you ever lived with someone as a couple without being married?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 0 (If NOT in Refreshment Sample)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcsbm

Month began cohabitation spell

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT NEXT

Text: In what month and year did you start living with your first/second/third/fourth/fifth/sixth/seventh/eigth/ninth/current/last partner?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 (If in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCoh = 1 (Ever cohabited)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcsem

Month ceased cohabitation spell

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT NEXT

Text: In what month and year did you stop living with this partner?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 (If in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCoh = 1 (Ever cohabited)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lcsey4

Year ceased cohabitation spell

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 (If in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCoh = 1 (Ever cohabited)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmar1m

Month of first marriage

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: In what month and year did you marry for the first time{if NMAR > 1}?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 0 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9 (If NOT in Refreshment Sample & marital status is married, civil partner, separated from spouse, divorced, widowed, separated from civil partner, a former civil partner (civil partnership having dissolved) or a surviving civil partner (partner having died))

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmar1y

Year of first marriage

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 0 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9 (If NOT in Refreshment Sample & marital status is married, civil partner, separated from spouse, divorced, widowed, separated from civil partner, a former civil partner (civil partnership having dissolved) or a surviving civil partner (partner having died))

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmarm

month of marriage

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Thinking of your first / second / third / most recent marriage / civil partnership, in what month did you get married / form your civil partnership?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmary4

year of marriage

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmcbm

Month started living together

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT THE NEXT

Text: In what month and year did you start living together?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMCoh = 1 (Cohabited before previous marriage spell)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmcby4

Year started living together

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMCoh = 1 (Cohabited before previous marriage spell)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmcoh

Cohabited before marriage

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: As you know more people are living together before getting married. Did you and your wife / husband / civil partner live together as a couple before you got married / formed your civil partnership?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmdvm

Month divorced/civil partnership dissolved

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT NEXT F9 FOR HELP

Text: In what month and year did you get divorced / was your civil partnership dissolved?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMEnd = 1 (Marriage/partnership ended in divorce/civil partnership being dissolved)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmdvy4

Year divorced/civil partnership dissolved

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMEnd = 1 (Marriage/partnership ended in divorce/civil partnership being dissolved)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmend

How marriage/civil partnership ended

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: [Did that marriage end in divorce, widowhood or something else] / [Did that civil partnership end in your civil partnership being dissolved, your partner dying or something else]?

OptionLabel
1Divorce/civil partnership being dissolved
2Widowhood/partner dying
97Something else

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmspm

Month - not co-resident on death of partner|Month separated

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT THE NEXT F9 FOR HELP

Text: In what month and year did you stop living together?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMEnd = 1,97 | LSpWwd = 2 (Marriage ended in divorce/civil partnership dissolved OR not co-resident when spouse/partner died)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmspy4

Year - not co-resident on death of partner|Year separated

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMEnd = 1,97 | LSpWwd = 2 (Marriage ended in divorce/civil partnership dissolved OR not co-resident when spouse/partner died)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmwwm

Month widowed/partner died

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT NEXT

Text: In what month and year were you widowed / did your partner die?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMEnd = 2 (Marriage/partnership ended in widowhood/partner dying)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lmwwy4

Year widowed/partner died

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMEnd = 2 (Marriage/partnership ended in widowhood/partner dying)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lncoh

Number cohabiting partners

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: EXCLUDE MARRIAGE PARTNERS OR CIVIL PARTNERS IF COHABITING INCLUDE CURRENT PARTNER

Text: In all, how many partners have you ever lived with for three months or more outside of marriage?

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 (If in Refreshment Sample)
and if LCoh = 1 (Ever cohabited)

partnershiphistory_ip4.lspwwd

Co-resident when spouse/partner died

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Were you and your husband / wife / civil partner living together at that time?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
and if LMEnd = 2 (Marriage/partnership ended in widowhood/partner dying)

partnershiphistory_ip4.mpno

Person number of spouse

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER 0 IF NOT IN HOUSEHOLD

Text: Person number of spouse/civil partner from HHold Grid

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3 (If in Refreshment Sample & Married or a Civil Partner in a legally-recognised Civil Partnership)

partnershiphistory_ip4.nmar

Number of marriages

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF CURRENTLY MARRIED INCLUDE CURRENT MARRIAGE

Text: Altogether, how many times have you been married or in a civil partnership?

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if HHGRID.MARSTAT = 2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9 (Married, Civil Partner, Separated from Spouse, Divorced, Widowed, Separated from Civil Partner, a former Civil Partner (Civil Partnership dissolved) or a surviving Civil Partner (partner having died))

partnershiphistory_ip4.partint

Partnership intro

Type: choice

Text: We are interested in some important events that there may have been in your life, such as marriage and the birth of children.

OptionLabel
1Press 1 and Enter to continue

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)

partnershiphistory_ip4.pmarint

Previous marriages intro

Type: choice

Text: I would now like to ask you about your previous marriages, starting with your first.

OptionLabel
1Press 1 and Enter to continue

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (If non-interviewed adult at previous wave and never interviewed previously)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.Refresh = 1 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample & more than one marriage OR ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)

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