likelihood of marrying partner in future
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Don't know/prefer not to answer response format" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
scalat_ip17.ncrr12
Question label:
Likelihood of marrying partner in future
Question text:
How likely is it that you and your partner will ever marry (or form a civil partnership) in the future?
Question universe:
if [((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTARTEARLY.scacearly = 1 thru 4) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3)] // Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web
And if [NCRR1 = 1 & (GRIDVARIABLES.PMarStat 2 | 3)] // Currently in an intimate ongoing relationship with someone outside the HH and is not currently married or in a civil partnership
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 | 2277 | 91.3% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| Very likely | 1 | 51 | 2.04% |
| Likely | 2 | 40 | 1.6% |
| Not sure | 3 | 43 | 1.72% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 19 | 0.76% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 26 | 1.04% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 7 | 0.28% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2607 | 91.57% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.18% |
| Very likely | 1 | 56 | 1.97% |
| Likely | 2 | 46 | 1.62% |
| Not sure | 3 | 47 | 1.65% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 19 | 0.67% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 32 | 1.12% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 10 | 0.35% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 8 | 0.29% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2498 | 91.84% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Very likely | 1 | 41 | 1.51% |
| Likely | 2 | 35 | 1.29% |
| Not sure | 3 | 51 | 1.88% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 19 | 0.7% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 29 | 1.07% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2827 | 92.36% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.13% |
| Very likely | 1 | 53 | 1.73% |
| Likely | 2 | 45 | 1.47% |
| Not sure | 3 | 61 | 1.99% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 22 | 0.72% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 32 | 1.05% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 12 | 0.39% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2077 | 91.62% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.31% |
| Very likely | 1 | 41 | 1.81% |
| Likely | 2 | 32 | 1.41% |
| Not sure | 3 | 48 | 2.12% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 15 | 0.66% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 25 | 1.1% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 7 | 0.31% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.05% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2002 | 90.47% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Very likely | 1 | 21 | 0.95% |
| Likely | 2 | 37 | 1.67% |
| Not sure | 3 | 51 | 2.3% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 14 | 0.63% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 20 | 0.9% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 14 | 0.63% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2679 | 89.6% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 12 | 0.4% |
| Very likely | 1 | 41 | 1.37% |
| Likely | 2 | 44 | 1.47% |
| Not sure | 3 | 59 | 1.97% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 19 | 0.64% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 30 | 1.0% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 10 | 0.33% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2282 | 88.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Very likely | 1 | 50 | 1.95% |
| Likely | 2 | 32 | 1.25% |
| Not sure | 3 | 63 | 2.45% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 16 | 0.62% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 27 | 1.05% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 7 | 0.27% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2073 | 87.17% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| very likely | 1 | 39 | 1.64% |
| likely | 2 | 39 | 1.64% |
| not sure | 3 | 76 | 3.2% |
| unlikely | 4 | 11 | 0.46% |
| very unlikely | 5 | 21 | 0.88% |
| prefer not to disclose | 6 | 4 | 0.17% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 8 | 0.33% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2154 | 89.27% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| very likely | 1 | 33 | 1.37% |
| likely | 2 | 30 | 1.24% |
| not sure | 3 | 60 | 2.49% |
| unlikely | 4 | 11 | 0.46% |
| very unlikely | 5 | 28 | 1.16% |
| prefer not to disclose | 6 | 10 | 0.41% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 5 | 0.23% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1857 | 86.41% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Very likely | 1 | 30 | 1.4% |
| Likely | 2 | 29 | 1.35% |
| Not sure | 3 | 59 | 2.75% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 13 | 0.6% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 23 | 1.07% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 7 | 0.33% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.19% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1843 | 86.04% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Very likely | 1 | 28 | 1.31% |
| Likely | 2 | 19 | 0.89% |
| Not sure | 3 | 54 | 2.52% |
| Unlikely | 4 | 14 | 0.65% |
| Very unlikely | 5 | 24 | 1.12% |
| Prefer not to disclose | 6 | 6 | 0.28% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.17% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1996 | 83.69% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| very likely | 1 | 45 | 1.89% |
| likely | 2 | 31 | 1.3% |
| not sure | 3 | 50 | 2.1% |
| unlikely | 4 | 14 | 0.59% |
| very unlikely | 5 | 34 | 1.43% |
| prefer not to disclose | 6 | 5 | 0.21% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |



