Main survey variable: cohabn Number spells of cohabitation

Number spells of cohabitation

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Marital and Cohabitation History

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.cohabn

Question label:

Number spells of cohabitation

Question text:

How many periods of cohabitation lasting three months or more have you had since ff_IntDate currently married or cohabiting and spouse/partner is resident,including periods of cohabitation with your current husband/wife/partner?

Question universe:

if ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1 (Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously)
and if RelUp > 2 (Not living with same spouse/partner as at last wave)
and if Cohab = 1 (Has had cohabitation spell(s) since last interview)

Question interviewer instructions:

TYPE IN NUMBER

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34875	98.32%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	33	0.09%
don't know	-1	43	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	386	1.09%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.2	35085	1.0	7.0	0.77	386

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27380	97.79%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	47	0.17%
don't know	-1	44	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	423	1.51%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.25	27575	1.0	7.0	0.84	423

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28478	97.29%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	31	0.11%
don't know	-1	46	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	518	1.77%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.24	28753	1.0	7.0	0.88	518

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	30948	96.69%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	26	0.08%
don't know	-1	38	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	532	1.66%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.23	31476	1.0	7.0	0.87	532

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32886	95.82%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	23	0.07%
don't know	-1	44	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	562	1.64%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.19	33757	1.0	7.0	0.78	562

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34198	94.84%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	47	0.13%
don't know	-1	45	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	672	1.86%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.15	35386	1.0	7.0	0.64	672

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	36815	93.69%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	40	0.1%
don't know	-1	26	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	730	1.86%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.06	38564	1.0	7.0	0.37	730

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	38095	90.34%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	30	0.07%
don't know	-1	46	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	1167	2.77%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.03	41003	1.0	4.0	0.2	1167

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	36511	80.79%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	9	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	5509	12.19%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-8.21	39683	-10.0	5.0	4.06	5509

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40314	89.91%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	660	1.47%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.02	44177	1.0	4.0	0.16	660

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42546	90.38%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	593	1.26%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.01	46481	1.0	2.0	0.07	593

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45167	90.89%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	694	1.4%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.02	48998	1.0	3.0	0.15	694

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	49837	91.33%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	845	1.55%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.02	53723	1.0	4.0	0.2	845

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cohabn

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.cohabn

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.cohabn

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Question text:

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Wave 14 (n_cohabn indresp)

Wave 13 (m_cohabn indresp)

Wave 12 (l_cohabn indresp)

Wave 11 (k_cohabn indresp)

Wave 10 (j_cohabn indresp)

Wave 9 (i_cohabn indresp)

Wave 8 (h_cohabn indresp)

Wave 7 (g_cohabn indresp)

Wave 6 (f_cohabn indresp)

Wave 5 (e_cohabn indresp)

Wave 4 (d_cohabn indresp)

Wave 3 (c_cohabn indresp)

Wave 2 (b_cohabn indresp)

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