month of first marriage
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Question asked in the latest wave:
partnershiphistory_ip17.lmar1m
Question label:
Month of first marriage
Question text:
In what month and year did you marry or form a civil partnership for the first time {if NMAR greater than 1}?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1] // new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds
And if [HHGRID.MarStat = 2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9] // 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)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER MONTH
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2430 | 97.43% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| March | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| April | 4 | 3 | 0.12% |
| May | 5 | 4 | 0.16% |
| June | 6 | 5 | 0.2% |
| July | 7 | 3 | 0.12% |
| August | 8 | 3 | 0.12% |
| September | 9 | 10 | 0.4% |
| November | 11 | 2 | 0.08% |
| December | 12 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.15 | 2461 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 2.43 | 33 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2766 | 97.15% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.21% |
| February | 2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| March | 3 | 2 | 0.07% |
| April | 4 | 2 | 0.07% |
| May | 5 | 4 | 0.14% |
| June | 6 | 6 | 0.21% |
| July | 7 | 8 | 0.28% |
| August | 8 | 6 | 0.21% |
| September | 9 | 8 | 0.28% |
| October | 10 | 5 | 0.18% |
| November | 11 | 3 | 0.11% |
| December | 12 | 4 | 0.14% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62 | 2797 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 2.61 | 50 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2607 | 95.85% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.15% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.18% |
| January | 1 | 2 | 0.07% |
| February | 2 | 5 | 0.18% |
| March | 3 | 5 | 0.18% |
| April | 4 | 4 | 0.15% |
| May | 5 | 5 | 0.18% |
| June | 6 | 6 | 0.22% |
| July | 7 | 8 | 0.29% |
| August | 8 | 14 | 0.51% |
| September | 9 | 10 | 0.37% |
| October | 10 | 4 | 0.15% |
| November | 11 | 6 | 0.22% |
| December | 12 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.86 | 2650 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.82 | 70 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2447 | 79.94% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 30 | 0.98% |
| don't know | -1 | 21 | 0.69% |
| January | 1 | 10 | 0.33% |
| February | 2 | 31 | 1.01% |
| March | 3 | 36 | 1.18% |
| April | 4 | 53 | 1.73% |
| May | 5 | 30 | 0.98% |
| June | 6 | 64 | 2.09% |
| July | 7 | 80 | 2.61% |
| August | 8 | 91 | 2.97% |
| September | 9 | 67 | 2.19% |
| October | 10 | 42 | 1.37% |
| November | 11 | 28 | 0.91% |
| December | 12 | 28 | 0.91% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.93 | 2501 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.76 | 560 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2225 | 98.15% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| March | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| April | 4 | 3 | 0.13% |
| May | 5 | 2 | 0.09% |
| June | 6 | 3 | 0.13% |
| July | 7 | 4 | 0.18% |
| August | 8 | 5 | 0.22% |
| September | 9 | 3 | 0.13% |
| October | 10 | 2 | 0.09% |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| December | 12 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.04 | 2241 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 2.49 | 26 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2110 | 95.35% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.14% |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| February | 2 | 3 | 0.14% |
| March | 3 | 2 | 0.09% |
| April | 4 | 7 | 0.32% |
| May | 5 | 6 | 0.27% |
| June | 6 | 3 | 0.14% |
| July | 7 | 8 | 0.36% |
| August | 8 | 6 | 0.27% |
| September | 9 | 4 | 0.18% |
| October | 10 | 2 | 0.09% |
| November | 11 | 3 | 0.14% |
| December | 12 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.62 | 2165 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.88 | 48 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2340 | 78.26% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.2% |
| don't know | -1 | 21 | 0.7% |
| January | 1 | 16 | 0.54% |
| February | 2 | 20 | 0.67% |
| March | 3 | 43 | 1.44% |
| April | 4 | 46 | 1.54% |
| May | 5 | 56 | 1.87% |
| June | 6 | 61 | 2.04% |
| July | 7 | 75 | 2.51% |
| August | 8 | 61 | 2.04% |
| September | 9 | 71 | 2.37% |
| October | 10 | 39 | 1.3% |
| November | 11 | 22 | 0.74% |
| December | 12 | 19 | 0.64% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.67 | 2461 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.73 | 529 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2110 | 82.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.23% |
| don't know | -1 | 27 | 1.05% |
| January | 1 | 7 | 0.27% |
| February | 2 | 17 | 0.66% |
| March | 3 | 26 | 1.01% |
| April | 4 | 29 | 1.13% |
| May | 5 | 36 | 1.4% |
| June | 6 | 22 | 0.86% |
| July | 7 | 49 | 1.91% |
| August | 8 | 47 | 1.83% |
| September | 9 | 42 | 1.63% |
| October | 10 | 28 | 1.09% |
| November | 11 | 21 | 0.82% |
| December | 12 | 14 | 0.54% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.87 | 2232 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.81 | 338 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2138 | 94.48% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.18% |
| january | 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| february | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| march | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| april | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| may | 5 | 1 | 0.04% |
| june | 6 | 8 | 0.35% |
| july | 7 | 9 | 0.4% |
| august | 8 | 3 | 0.13% |
| september | 9 | 3 | 0.13% |
| october | 10 | 2 | 0.09% |
| december | 12 | 1 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 31 | 1.37% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.74 | 2232 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.27 | 31 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2213 | 93.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.17% |
| february | 2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| march | 3 | 2 | 0.08% |
| april | 4 | 3 | 0.13% |
| may | 5 | 4 | 0.17% |
| june | 6 | 13 | 0.55% |
| july | 7 | 6 | 0.25% |
| august | 8 | 6 | 0.25% |
| september | 9 | 7 | 0.29% |
| october | 10 | 3 | 0.13% |
| november | 11 | 2 | 0.08% |
| december | 12 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.98 | 2328 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 2.39 | 50 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2322 | 96.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| january | 1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| february | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| march | 3 | 2 | 0.08% |
| july | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| august | 8 | 2 | 0.08% |
| september | 9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| october | 10 | 2 | 0.08% |
| november | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.08 | 2401 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 12 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.05% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1990 | 92.6% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| March | 3 | 2 | 0.09% |
| April | 4 | 2 | 0.09% |
| May | 5 | 2 | 0.09% |
| June | 6 | 6 | 0.28% |
| July | 7 | 5 | 0.23% |
| August | 8 | 2 | 0.09% |
| September | 9 | 5 | 0.23% |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.05% |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.05% |
| December | 12 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2119 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.76 | 30 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1932 | 90.2% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.33% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| February | 2 | 4 | 0.19% |
| March | 3 | 3 | 0.14% |
| April | 4 | 4 | 0.19% |
| May | 5 | 5 | 0.23% |
| June | 6 | 6 | 0.28% |
| July | 7 | 6 | 0.28% |
| August | 8 | 5 | 0.23% |
| September | 9 | 10 | 0.47% |
| October | 10 | 3 | 0.14% |
| November | 11 | 5 | 0.23% |
| December | 12 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.05 | 2087 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.96 | 55 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 115 | 4.82% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2048 | 85.87% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| january | 1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| march | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| july | 7 | 5 | 0.21% |
| august | 8 | 4 | 0.17% |
| september | 9 | 2 | 0.08% |
| october | 10 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.88 | 2369 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 16 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1589 | 90.49% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.11% |
| february | 2 | 3 | 0.17% |
| march | 3 | 4 | 0.23% |
| april | 4 | 1 | 0.06% |
| may | 5 | 5 | 0.28% |
| june | 6 | 3 | 0.17% |
| july | 7 | 5 | 0.28% |
| august | 8 | 5 | 0.28% |
| september | 9 | 1 | 0.06% |
| october | 10 | 1 | 0.06% |
| november | 11 | 1 | 0.06% |
| december | 12 | 1 | 0.06% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.07 | 1726 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 2.65 | 30 |



