marital status change within spell
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Question asked in the latest wave:
annualpartnershiphistory_ip17.mstatch
Question label:
Legal marital status change
Question text:
What did your legal marital status become with this change? Were you...
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [RelUp > 1] // Not in the group 'last wave husband/wife/CP still resident'
And if [MStatSam = 1 | MStatSamN = 1] // Legal marital status has changed since last wave
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2419 | 96.99% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Married | 2 | 22 | 0.88% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Divorced | 5 | 10 | 0.4% |
| Widowed | 6 | 8 | 0.32% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2763 | 97.05% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.18% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.14% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 4 | 0.14% |
| Married | 2 | 26 | 0.91% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 4 | 0.14% |
| Divorced | 5 | 11 | 0.39% |
| Widowed | 6 | 5 | 0.18% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2627 | 96.58% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 4 | 0.15% |
| Married | 2 | 26 | 0.96% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 5 | 0.18% |
| Divorced | 5 | 9 | 0.33% |
| Widowed | 6 | 11 | 0.4% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 3023 | 98.76% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 5 | 0.16% |
| Married | 2 | 7 | 0.23% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 4 | 0.13% |
| Divorced | 5 | 5 | 0.16% |
| Widowed | 6 | 11 | 0.36% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2214 | 97.66% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.13% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 5 | 0.22% |
| Married | 2 | 4 | 0.18% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 3 | 0.13% |
| Divorced | 5 | 14 | 0.62% |
| Widowed | 6 | 4 | 0.18% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2108 | 95.26% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 10 | 0.45% |
| Married | 2 | 17 | 0.77% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Divorced | 5 | 10 | 0.45% |
| Widowed | 6 | 11 | 0.5% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2846 | 95.18% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Married | 2 | 13 | 0.43% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 4 | 0.13% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 5 | 0.17% |
| Divorced | 5 | 15 | 0.5% |
| Widowed | 6 | 8 | 0.27% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2441 | 94.98% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Married | 2 | 11 | 0.43% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Divorced | 5 | 11 | 0.43% |
| Widowed | 6 | 7 | 0.27% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2220 | 93.36% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 3 | 0.13% |
| married | 2 | 22 | 0.93% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 4 | 0.17% |
| divorced | 5 | 10 | 0.42% |
| widowed | 6 | 8 | 0.34% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2308 | 95.65% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| married | 2 | 14 | 0.58% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 2 | 0.08% |
| divorced | 5 | 5 | 0.21% |
| widowed | 6 | 6 | 0.25% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1982 | 92.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Single and never married or never in a legally recognised C | 1 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Married | 2 | 15 | 0.7% |
| A Civil Partner in a legally recognised Civil Partnership | 3 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Separated but legally married | 4 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Divorced | 5 | 9 | 0.42% |
| Widowed | 6 | 6 | 0.28% |
| TF_SPONTANEOUS A surviving Civil Partner (partner having die | 9 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1935 | 90.34% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| Single and never married or never in a legally recognised C | 1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Married | 2 | 36 | 1.68% |
| A Civil Partner in a legally recognised Civil Partnership | 3 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Separated but legally married | 4 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Divorced | 5 | 12 | 0.56% |
| Widowed | 6 | 7 | 0.33% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2157 | 90.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| married | 2 | 7 | 0.29% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 2 | 0.08% |
| divorced | 5 | 6 | 0.25% |
| widowed | 6 | 7 | 0.29% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1604 | 91.34% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| married | 2 | 6 | 0.34% |
| divorced | 5 | 6 | 0.34% |
| widowed | 6 | 5 | 0.28% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1782 | 95.29% |
| proxy | -7 | 82 | 4.39% |
| married and living with husband/wife | 2 | 4 | 0.21% |
| divorced | 5 | 2 | 0.11% |
| Total | 1870 | 100.0% |



