present legal marital status
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Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
demographics_w14.mlstat
Question label:
Present legal marital status
Question text:
What is your current legal marital status?
Question universe:
if (ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1) (If new entrant never interviewed)
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 21 | 0.06% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 26578 | 74.93% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 33 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 3337 | 9.41% |
| Married | 2 | 3713 | 10.47% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 84 | 0.24% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 145 | 0.41% |
| Divorced | 5 | 861 | 2.43% |
| Widowed | 6 | 546 | 1.54% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 8 | 0.02% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Surviving Civil Partner | 9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27096 | 96.78% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 655 | 2.34% |
| Married | 2 | 85 | 0.3% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 13 | 0.05% |
| Divorced | 5 | 34 | 0.12% |
| Widowed | 6 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 28303 | 96.69% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 599 | 2.05% |
| Married | 2 | 116 | 0.4% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Divorced | 5 | 24 | 0.08% |
| Widowed | 6 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 30604 | 95.61% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 728 | 2.27% |
| Married | 2 | 142 | 0.44% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 17 | 0.05% |
| Divorced | 5 | 32 | 0.1% |
| Widowed | 6 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32493 | 94.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 793 | 2.31% |
| Married | 2 | 147 | 0.43% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Divorced | 5 | 37 | 0.11% |
| Widowed | 6 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 33678 | 93.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 940 | 2.61% |
| Married | 2 | 255 | 0.71% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Divorced | 5 | 38 | 0.11% |
| Widowed | 6 | 25 | 0.07% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 36020 | 91.67% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 1130 | 2.88% |
| Married | 2 | 357 | 0.91% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Divorced | 5 | 57 | 0.15% |
| Widowed | 6 | 21 | 0.05% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 37378 | 88.64% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 1339 | 3.18% |
| Married | 2 | 468 | 1.11% |
| Civil Partner (legal) | 3 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Separated legally marr | 4 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Divorced | 5 | 88 | 0.21% |
| Widowed | 6 | 39 | 0.09% |
| Sep from Civil Partner | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 35809 | 79.24% |
| proxy | -7 | 3324 | 7.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 32 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 2972 | 6.58% |
| married | 2 | 2425 | 5.37% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 49 | 0.11% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 142 | 0.31% |
| divorced | 5 | 282 | 0.62% |
| widowed | 6 | 149 | 0.33% |
| sep from civil partner | 7 | 4 | 0.01% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 9 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 39209 | 87.45% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| single and never married or never in a legally recognised ci | 1 | 1342 | 2.99% |
| married | 2 | 292 | 0.65% |
| a civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| separated but legally married | 4 | 26 | 0.06% |
| divorced | 5 | 83 | 0.19% |
| widowed | 6 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 40962 | 87.02% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 1551 | 3.29% |
| married | 2 | 426 | 0.9% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 37 | 0.08% |
| divorced | 5 | 111 | 0.24% |
| widowed | 6 | 48 | 0.1% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 43286 | 87.11% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| single and never married or never in a legally recognised ci | 1 | 1720 | 3.46% |
| married | 2 | 642 | 1.29% |
| a civil partner in a legally recognised civil partnership | 3 | 2 | 0.0% |
| separated but legally married | 4 | 52 | 0.1% |
| divorced | 5 | 119 | 0.24% |
| widowed | 6 | 35 | 0.07% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 46790 | 85.75% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| single, nvr marr/civ p | 1 | 2255 | 4.13% |
| married | 2 | 1373 | 2.52% |
| civil partner (legal) | 3 | 7 | 0.01% |
| separated legally marr | 4 | 52 | 0.1% |
| divorced | 5 | 150 | 0.27% |
| widowed | 6 | 60 | 0.11% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 7 | 0.01% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 13 | 0.03% |
| single, never married/in civil partnership | 1 | 14962 | 29.34% |
| married | 2 | 24092 | 47.24% |
| civil partner | 3 | 87 | 0.17% |
| separated from spouse | 4 | 1287 | 2.52% |
| divorced | 5 | 4243 | 8.32% |
| widowed | 6 | 3022 | 5.93% |
| separated from civil partner | 7 | 10 | 0.02% |
| A former Civil Partner | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| surviving civil partner | 9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.02% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 4361 | 30.24% |
| married | 2 | 7482 | 51.89% |
| in a civil partnership | 3 | 87 | 0.6% |
| separated | 4 | 247 | 1.71% |
| divorced | 5 | 1172 | 8.13% |
| widowed | 6 | 1063 | 7.37% |
| have a dissolved civil partnership | 7 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Total | 14419 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 4473 | 30.07% |
| married | 2 | 7730 | 51.97% |
| in a civil partnership | 3 | 72 | 0.48% |
| separated | 4 | 272 | 1.83% |
| divorced | 5 | 1199 | 8.06% |
| widowed | 6 | 1125 | 7.56% |
| Total | 14873 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| never married | 1 | 4616 | 29.99% |
| married | 2 | 7979 | 51.84% |
| in a civil partnership | 3 | 97 | 0.63% |
| separated | 4 | 296 | 1.92% |
| divorced | 5 | 1240 | 8.06% |
| widowed | 6 | 1164 | 7.56% |
| Total | 15392 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 8 | 0.05% |
| never married | 1 | 4727 | 30.27% |
| married | 2 | 8115 | 51.96% |
| separated | 4 | 327 | 2.09% |
| divorced | 5 | 1248 | 7.99% |
| widowed | 6 | 1192 | 7.63% |
| Total | 15617 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.03% |
| never married | 1 | 4625 | 29.29% |
| married | 2 | 8377 | 53.05% |
| separated | 4 | 339 | 2.15% |
| divorced | 5 | 1253 | 7.93% |
| widowed | 6 | 1193 | 7.55% |
| Total | 15791 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 4763 | 29.33% |
| married | 2 | 8624 | 53.11% |
| separated | 4 | 344 | 2.12% |
| divorced | 5 | 1280 | 7.88% |
| widowed | 6 | 1225 | 7.54% |
| Total | 16238 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 11 | 0.07% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 206 | 1.24% |
| never married | 1 | 4673 | 28.16% |
| married | 2 | 8794 | 52.99% |
| separated | 4 | 365 | 2.2% |
| divorced | 5 | 1281 | 7.72% |
| widowed | 6 | 1267 | 7.63% |
| Total | 16597 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 5473 | 29.01% |
| married | 2 | 9990 | 52.95% |
| separated | 4 | 448 | 2.37% |
| divorced | 5 | 1472 | 7.8% |
| widowed | 6 | 1483 | 7.86% |
| Total | 18867 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 14 | 0.09% |
| never married | 1 | 4412 | 28.28% |
| married | 2 | 8257 | 52.92% |
| separated | 4 | 316 | 2.03% |
| divorced | 5 | 1341 | 8.59% |
| widowed | 6 | 1263 | 8.09% |
| Total | 15603 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 4313 | 27.61% |
| married | 2 | 8345 | 53.41% |
| separated | 4 | 319 | 2.04% |
| divorced | 5 | 1330 | 8.51% |
| widowed | 6 | 1314 | 8.41% |
| Total | 15623 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 5 | 0.05% |
| never married | 1 | 3077 | 28.21% |
| married | 2 | 5814 | 53.31% |
| separated | 4 | 199 | 1.82% |
| divorced | 5 | 919 | 8.43% |
| widowed | 6 | 892 | 8.18% |
| Total | 10906 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 20 | 0.18% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 3167 | 28.29% |
| married | 2 | 5934 | 53.02% |
| separated | 4 | 224 | 2.0% |
| divorced | 5 | 919 | 8.21% |
| widowed | 6 | 928 | 8.29% |
| Total | 11193 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.02% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 2724 | 28.86% |
| married | 2 | 5133 | 54.39% |
| separated | 4 | 170 | 1.8% |
| divorced | 5 | 690 | 7.31% |
| widowed | 6 | 717 | 7.6% |
| Total | 9438 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.04% |
| never married | 1 | 2557 | 27.65% |
| married | 2 | 5120 | 55.36% |
| separated | 4 | 164 | 1.77% |
| divorced | 5 | 657 | 7.1% |
| widowed | 6 | 747 | 8.08% |
| Total | 9249 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 6 | 0.06% |
| never married | 1 | 2612 | 27.55% |
| married | 2 | 5261 | 55.49% |
| separated | 4 | 187 | 1.97% |
| divorced | 5 | 650 | 6.86% |
| widowed | 6 | 765 | 8.07% |
| Total | 9481 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.03% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 2567 | 26.74% |
| married | 2 | 5409 | 56.34% |
| separated | 4 | 174 | 1.81% |
| divorced | 5 | 647 | 6.74% |
| widowed | 6 | 799 | 8.32% |
| Total | 9600 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 2603 | 26.44% |
| married | 2 | 5595 | 56.83% |
| separated | 4 | 197 | 2.0% |
| divorced | 5 | 629 | 6.39% |
| widowed | 6 | 820 | 8.33% |
| Total | 9845 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 14 | 0.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| never married | 1 | 2531 | 24.66% |
| married | 2 | 6041 | 58.86% |
| separated | 4 | 202 | 1.97% |
| divorced | 5 | 599 | 5.84% |
| widowed | 6 | 876 | 8.53% |
| Total | 10264 | 100.0% |
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