Main survey variable: nmar Number of times resp married

Number of times resp married

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Family and households Family life Partnership history

Question asked in the latest wave:

partnershiphistory_w15.nmar

Question label:

Number of times resp married

Question text:

Altogether, how many times have you been married or in a civil partnership?

Question universe:

if [ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1] // new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds
And if [HHGRID.MarStat = 2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9] // marital status is married, civil partner, separated from spouse, divorced, widowed, separated from civil partner, a former civil partner (civil partnership having dissolved) or a surviving civil partner (partner having died)

Question interviewer instructions:

IF CURRENTLY MARRIED INCLUDE CURRENT MARRIAGE

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

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32195	98.01%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	15	0.05%
don't know	-1	5	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	560	1.7%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.56	32289	1.0	40.0	3.15	560

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29976	84.51%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	59	0.17%
don't know	-1	13	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	5289	14.91%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.36	30182	1.0	59.0	2.13	5289

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27755	99.13%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	135	0.48%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.19	27863	1.0	3.0	0.48	135

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28907	98.76%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	8	0.03%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	154	0.53%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.36	29117	1.0	5.0	0.77	154

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31336	97.9%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	5	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	203	0.63%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.26	31805	1.0	15.0	1.08	203

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33291	97.0%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	7	0.02%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	215	0.63%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.77	34104	1.0	50.0	4.14	215

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34621	96.01%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	330	0.92%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.49	35728	1.0	41.0	3.19	330

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	37158	94.56%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	441	1.12%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.37	38853	1.0	40.0	2.29	441

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	38738	91.86%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	13	0.03%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	581	1.38%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.15	41589	1.0	5.0	0.42	581

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	38808	85.87%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
refusal	-2	84	0.19%
don't know	-1	18	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	2951	6.53%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.13	42241	1.0	50.0	1.09	2951

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	40565	90.47%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	409	0.91%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.24	44428	1.0	5.0	0.59	409

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	42522	90.33%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	608	1.29%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.27	46466	1.0	25.0	1.46	608

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	45023	90.6%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	833	1.68%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.2	48859	1.0	11.0	0.58	833

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	49058	89.9%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	1619	2.97%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.16	52949	1.0	11.0	0.53	1619

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	14981	29.38%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	19	0.04%
don't know	-1	12	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	32685	64.1%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.18	18309	1.0	44.0	0.5	32685

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nmar

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

partnershiphistory_w15.nmar

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Question text:

Question universe:

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

partnershiphistory_w15.nmar

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 15 (o_nmar indresp)

Wave 14 (n_nmar indresp)

Wave 13 (m_nmar indresp)

Wave 12 (l_nmar indresp)

Wave 11 (k_nmar indresp)

Wave 10 (j_nmar indresp)

Wave 9 (i_nmar indresp)

Wave 8 (h_nmar indresp)

Wave 7 (g_nmar indresp)

Wave 6 (f_nmar indresp)

Wave 5 (e_nmar indresp)

Wave 4 (d_nmar indresp)

Wave 3 (c_nmar indresp)

Wave 2 (b_nmar indresp)

Wave 1 (a_nmar indresp)

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