Main survey variable: livesp Live with spouse

Live with spouse

Datafiles

Index term

Relationship between Household Members

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.livesp

Question label:

Live with spouse

Question text:

Does [[NAME]'s / [CNAME]'s / [ff_forname]'s / [your]] spouse or civil partner live with [[NAME] / [CNAME] / [you]] in this household?

Question universe:

if [DVAge >= 16] // If individual is 16 or over
And if [HHSIZE > 1 & (MarStat = 2|3)] // Household size is greater than 1 and marital status is married or in a civil partnership

Question interviewer instructions:

ASK OR RECORD

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

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28134	57.54%
refusal	-2	12	0.02%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
Yes	1	20495	41.92%
No	2	250	0.51%
	Total	48896	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32438	58.55%
refusal	-2	17	0.03%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
Yes	1	22684	40.95%
No	2	257	0.46%
	Total	55400	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	23967	57.61%
refusal	-2	10	0.02%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
Yes	1	17444	41.93%
No	2	178	0.43%
	Total	41601	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	25087	57.57%
refusal	-2	12	0.03%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
Yes	1	18262	41.91%
No	2	208	0.48%
	Total	43577	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27170	57.85%
refusal	-2	19	0.04%
don't know	-1	7	0.01%
Yes	1	19561	41.65%
No	2	208	0.44%
	Total	46965	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	29245	58.36%
refusal	-2	24	0.05%
don't know	-1	11	0.02%
Yes	1	20582	41.07%
No	2	250	0.5%
	Total	50113	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	30988	58.81%
refusal	-2	10	0.02%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
Yes	1	21459	40.72%
No	2	229	0.43%
	Total	52694	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33564	59.29%
refusal	-2	7	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
Yes	1	22805	40.29%
No	2	229	0.4%
	Total	56608	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	35892	59.88%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
Yes	1	23773	39.66%
No	2	259	0.43%
	Total	59941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	38930	60.16%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
yes	1	25380	39.22%
no	2	377	0.58%
	Total	64712	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	36894	59.98%
refusal	-2	7	0.01%
don't know	-1	28	0.05%
yes	1	24236	39.4%
no	2	347	0.56%
	Total	61512	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39484	60.17%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	19	0.03%
yes	1	25754	39.24%
no	2	367	0.56%
	Total	65626	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42415	60.02%
yes	1	27999	39.62%
no	2	257	0.36%
	Total	70671	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	46664	60.22%
yes	1	30547	39.42%
no	2	284	0.37%
	Total	77495	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	47607	61.58%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.0%
yes	1	29396	38.02%
no	2	296	0.38%
	Total	77308	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15652	47.65%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
Yes	1	16944	51.58%
No	2	168	0.51%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17185	48.45%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	13	0.04%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Yes	1	17973	50.67%
No	2	164	0.46%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13057	46.64%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	7	0.03%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Yes	1	14702	52.51%
No	2	127	0.45%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13586	46.41%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	8	0.03%
don't know	-1	5	0.02%
Yes	1	15340	52.41%
No	2	134	0.46%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14755	46.1%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	14	0.04%
don't know	-1	5	0.02%
Yes	1	16626	51.94%
No	2	144	0.45%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15726	45.82%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	17	0.05%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
Yes	1	17598	51.28%
No	2	166	0.48%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	16486	45.72%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
Yes	1	18300	50.75%
No	2	163	0.45%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17872	45.48%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Yes	1	19560	49.78%
No	2	171	0.44%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	18896	44.81%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
Yes	1	20254	48.03%
No	2	181	0.43%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	20195	44.69%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
yes	1	21392	47.34%
no	2	264	0.58%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	19790	44.14%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	26	0.06%
yes	1	20867	46.54%
no	2	291	0.65%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	20782	44.15%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	18	0.04%
yes	1	22036	46.81%
no	2	301	0.64%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	21917	44.11%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
yes	1	23759	47.81%
no	2	186	0.37%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	24332	44.59%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
yes	1	26153	47.93%
no	2	203	0.37%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	25207	49.43%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
yes	1	25564	50.13%
no	2	215	0.42%
	Total	50994	100.0%

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.livesp

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.livesp

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 15 (o_livesp indall)

Wave 14 (n_livesp indall)

Wave 13 (m_livesp indall)

Wave 12 (l_livesp indall)

Wave 11 (k_livesp indall)

Wave 10 (j_livesp indall)

Wave 9 (i_livesp indall)

Wave 8 (h_livesp indall)

Wave 7 (g_livesp indall)

Wave 6 (f_livesp indall)

Wave 5 (e_livesp indall)

Wave 4 (d_livesp indall)

Wave 3 (c_livesp indall)

Wave 2 (b_livesp indall)

Wave 1 (a_livesp indall)

Wave 15 (o_livesp indresp)

Wave 14 (n_livesp indresp)

Wave 13 (m_livesp indresp)

Wave 12 (l_livesp indresp)

Wave 11 (k_livesp indresp)

Wave 10 (j_livesp indresp)

Wave 9 (i_livesp indresp)

Wave 8 (h_livesp indresp)

Wave 7 (g_livesp indresp)

Wave 6 (f_livesp indresp)

Wave 5 (e_livesp indresp)

Wave 4 (d_livesp indresp)

Wave 3 (c_livesp indresp)

Wave 2 (b_livesp indresp)

Wave 1 (a_livesp indresp)

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