month began cohabitation spell
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "random subsetting of questionnaire content" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
partnershiphistory_ip7.lcsbm
Question label:
Month began cohabitation spell
Question text:
In what month and year did you start living with your first/second/third/fourth/fifth/sixth/seventh/eighth/ninth/current/last partner?
Question universe:
if ScriptNo = 1 (label = Respondent received script number 1)
and if (ff_ivlolw = 2 | 3 | MIS) & ff_everint 1 (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)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER MONTH
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 32 | 33.68% |
| january | 1 | 3 | 3.16% |
| february | 2 | 4 | 4.21% |
| march | 3 | 6 | 6.32% |
| april | 4 | 10 | 10.53% |
| may | 5 | 5 | 5.26% |
| june | 6 | 6 | 6.32% |
| july | 7 | 8 | 8.42% |
| august | 8 | 5 | 5.26% |
| september | 9 | 5 | 5.26% |
| october | 10 | 5 | 5.26% |
| november | 11 | 2 | 2.11% |
| december | 12 | 4 | 4.21% |
| Total | 95 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.21 | 32 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.06 | 63 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 42 | 19.0% |
| january | 1 | 17 | 7.69% |
| february | 2 | 10 | 4.52% |
| march | 3 | 15 | 6.79% |
| april | 4 | 15 | 6.79% |
| may | 5 | 17 | 7.69% |
| june | 6 | 26 | 11.76% |
| july | 7 | 11 | 4.98% |
| august | 8 | 12 | 5.43% |
| september | 9 | 23 | 10.41% |
| october | 10 | 8 | 3.62% |
| november | 11 | 13 | 5.88% |
| december | 12 | 12 | 5.43% |
| Total | 221 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.31 | 42 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.29 | 179 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 79 | 29.04% |
| january | 1 | 16 | 5.88% |
| february | 2 | 15 | 5.51% |
| march | 3 | 11 | 4.04% |
| april | 4 | 18 | 6.62% |
| may | 5 | 21 | 7.72% |
| june | 6 | 26 | 9.56% |
| july | 7 | 12 | 4.41% |
| august | 8 | 17 | 6.25% |
| september | 9 | 16 | 5.88% |
| october | 10 | 9 | 3.31% |
| november | 11 | 19 | 6.99% |
| december | 12 | 13 | 4.78% |
| Total | 272 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.38 | 79 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.32 | 193 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 45 | 13.51% |
| january | 1 | 28 | 8.41% |
| february | 2 | 16 | 4.8% |
| march | 3 | 20 | 6.01% |
| april | 4 | 14 | 4.2% |
| may | 5 | 26 | 7.81% |
| june | 6 | 52 | 15.62% |
| july | 7 | 31 | 9.31% |
| august | 8 | 26 | 7.81% |
| september | 9 | 21 | 6.31% |
| october | 10 | 23 | 6.91% |
| november | 11 | 13 | 3.9% |
| december | 12 | 18 | 5.41% |
| Total | 333 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.32 | 45 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.15 | 288 |



