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lwwrong

Correct marital status last wave

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualpartnershiphistory_w15.lwwrong

Question label:

Correct marital status last wave

Question text:

Can you tell me what your legal marital status was last time we interviewed you on [ff_IntDate]?

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 = 3] // Last wave legal marital status incorrect

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83245498.8%
proxy-7740.23%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11440.44%
Married2190.06%
Civil Partner (legal)380.02%
Separated legally marr4230.07%
Divorced5790.24%
Widowed6460.14%
Sep from Civil Partner710.0%
Surviving Civil Partner910.0%
Total32849100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83506698.86%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-220.01%
don't know-110.0%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11290.36%
Married2150.04%
Civil Partner (legal)380.02%
Separated legally marr4130.04%
Divorced5670.19%
Widowed6340.1%
Sep from Civil Partner710.0%
Surviving Civil Partner910.0%
Total35471100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82761998.65%
proxy-71040.37%
refusal-240.01%
don't know-140.01%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11170.42%
Married2210.08%
Civil Partner (legal)3110.04%
Separated legally marr4200.07%
Divorced5670.24%
Widowed6280.1%
Surviving Civil Partner930.01%
Total27998100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82877998.32%
proxy-71980.68%
refusal-210.0%
don't know-110.0%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11220.42%
Married2180.06%
Civil Partner (legal)310.0%
Separated legally marr4210.07%
Divorced5990.34%
Widowed6290.1%
Sep from Civil Partner710.0%
Surviving Civil Partner910.0%
Total29271100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83122597.55%
proxy-74641.45%
refusal-220.01%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11260.39%
Married2220.07%
Civil Partner (legal)3100.03%
Separated legally marr4250.08%
Divorced5950.3%
Widowed6370.12%
Sep from Civil Partner710.0%
Surviving Civil Partner910.0%
Total32008100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83322796.82%
proxy-78042.34%
refusal-220.01%
don't know-120.01%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11130.33%
Married2180.05%
Civil Partner (legal)370.02%
Separated legally marr4260.08%
Divorced5810.24%
Widowed6370.11%
Sep from Civil Partner710.0%
Surviving Civil Partner910.0%
Total34319100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83462896.03%
proxy-710963.04%
don't know-110.0%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11070.3%
Married2280.08%
Civil Partner (legal)390.02%
Separated legally marr4380.11%
Divorced51190.33%
Widowed6280.08%
Sep from Civil Partner730.01%
A former Civil Partner810.0%
Total36058100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83725994.82%
proxy-716834.28%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11130.29%
Married2330.08%
Civil Partner (legal)380.02%
Separated legally marr4410.1%
Divorced51310.33%
Widowed6230.06%
Sep from Civil Partner710.0%
A former Civil Partner810.0%
Surviving Civil Partner910.0%
Total39294100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83898392.44%
proxy-728326.72%
Single, nvr marr/civ p11100.26%
Married2400.09%
Civil Partner (legal)390.02%
Separated legally marr4510.12%
Divorced51180.28%
Widowed6260.06%
A former Civil Partner810.0%
Total42170100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Not available for IEMB-10461510.21%
inapplicable-83720282.32%
proxy-731296.92%
don't know-110.0%
single, nvr marr/civ p1510.11%
married2760.17%
civil partner (legal)3110.02%
separated legally marr4190.04%
divorced5700.15%
widowed6180.04%
Total45192100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-84080991.02%
proxy-738588.6%
single and never married or never in a legally recognised ci1540.12%
married2460.1%
a civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership350.01%
separated but legally married4110.02%
divorced5420.09%
widowed6110.02%
spontaneous: separated from civil partner710.0%
Total44837100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-84299991.34%
proxy-739358.36%
single, nvr marr/civ p1230.05%
married2110.02%
civil partner (legal)310.0%
separated legally marr4220.05%
divorced5730.16%
widowed6100.02%
Total47074100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-84571792.0%
proxy-738307.71%
single and never married or never in a legally recognised ci1390.08%
married2110.02%
separated but legally married490.02%
divorced5550.11%
widowed6290.06%
spontaneous: a former civil partner, the civil partnership l810.0%
spontaneous: a surviving civil partner (your partner having910.0%
Total49692100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-85051092.56%
proxy-738807.11%
single, nvr marr/civ p1440.08%
married2240.04%
civil partner (legal)340.01%
separated legally marr4200.04%
divorced5660.12%
widowed6190.03%
sep from civil partner710.0%
Total54568100.0%

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