month of marriage
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.lmarm
Question label:
month of marriage
Question text:
Thinking of your first / second / third / most recent marriage or civil partnership, in what month and year did you get married or form your civil partnership?
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 & ((NMar > 1) | ((NMar = 1) & (HHGRID.MARSTAT = 4|5|6|7|8|9))) (If in Refreshment Sample AND more than one marriage or ever married or partnered once but not currently married or partnered.)
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 | 8 | 9.3% |
| january | 1 | 6 | 6.98% |
| february | 2 | 3 | 3.49% |
| march | 3 | 7 | 8.14% |
| april | 4 | 10 | 11.63% |
| may | 5 | 5 | 5.81% |
| june | 6 | 15 | 17.44% |
| july | 7 | 8 | 9.3% |
| august | 8 | 10 | 11.63% |
| september | 9 | 8 | 9.3% |
| october | 10 | 2 | 2.33% |
| november | 11 | 2 | 2.33% |
| december | 12 | 2 | 2.33% |
| Total | 86 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.92 | 8 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.74 | 78 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.39% |
| don't know | -1 | 22 | 8.66% |
| january | 1 | 9 | 3.54% |
| february | 2 | 15 | 5.91% |
| march | 3 | 22 | 8.66% |
| april | 4 | 19 | 7.48% |
| may | 5 | 11 | 4.33% |
| june | 6 | 40 | 15.75% |
| july | 7 | 29 | 11.42% |
| august | 8 | 25 | 9.84% |
| september | 9 | 20 | 7.87% |
| october | 10 | 17 | 6.69% |
| november | 11 | 13 | 5.12% |
| december | 12 | 11 | 4.33% |
| Total | 254 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.51 | 23 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.94 | 231 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 1.88% |
| don't know | -1 | 34 | 10.62% |
| january | 1 | 11 | 3.44% |
| february | 2 | 13 | 4.06% |
| march | 3 | 19 | 5.94% |
| april | 4 | 18 | 5.62% |
| may | 5 | 26 | 8.12% |
| june | 6 | 32 | 10.0% |
| july | 7 | 24 | 7.5% |
| august | 8 | 44 | 13.75% |
| september | 9 | 27 | 8.44% |
| october | 10 | 30 | 9.38% |
| november | 11 | 14 | 4.38% |
| december | 12 | 22 | 6.88% |
| Total | 320 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.03 | 40 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 280 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 20 | 5.08% |
| january | 1 | 16 | 4.06% |
| february | 2 | 14 | 3.55% |
| march | 3 | 29 | 7.36% |
| april | 4 | 30 | 7.61% |
| may | 5 | 34 | 8.63% |
| june | 6 | 37 | 9.39% |
| july | 7 | 43 | 10.91% |
| august | 8 | 55 | 13.96% |
| september | 9 | 44 | 11.17% |
| october | 10 | 33 | 8.38% |
| november | 11 | 17 | 4.31% |
| december | 12 | 22 | 5.58% |
| Total | 394 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.85 | 20 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.92 | 374 |



