Advantages of living in a couple
Datafile
Index term
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32718 | 99.6% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 13 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Trial marriage | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| No legal ties | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bad experience marriage | 4 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Prefer cohabitation | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other | 9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personal independence â can keep own privacy, not read for marriage, etc⦠| 10 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Saves on the cost of a wedding | 13 | 1 | 0.0% |
| No religious connotation | 14 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Marriage tied up with sexist, cultural connotations | 15 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Been married before, didn't work out | 16 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Marriage isn't necessary | 17 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Financial, negative aspects of marriage | 20 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Planning to get married/no rush | 22 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Other | 97 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.76 | 32807 | 1.0 | 97.0 | 27.32 | 42 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 33459 | 97.49% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 12 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.02% |
| No legal ties | 2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Improves relationship | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personal independence | 5 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Prefer cohabitation | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other | 9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| No religious connotation | 14 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Marriage tied up with sexist, cultural connotations | 15 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Been married before, didn't work out | 16 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Marriage isn't necessary | 17 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Cohab more equal than marriage | 18 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Have children from previous relationships, so simpler if not married | 19 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Financial, negative aspects of marriage | 20 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Weddings are stressful | 21 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.71 | 34281 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 5.57 | 38 |
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