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LS variable metadata

MGDUR7
TableME71 1971 Census - LS members
Short descriptionDuration of first marriage. 1971.
Source1971 Census. Question B24a. Marriage duration calculated as the difference between date of first marriage and date of first marriage termination or current date if first marriage not ended
Code notes00 - 48 = Number of completed years; -9 = Missing -3 = Aged Over 60 -2 = Single -1 = Male 49 = 49 or more 62 = Not known

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


References

RefnumReference
646See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) pp. 267-270, pp. 33-34.

Additional information

ValueLabel
id3510
m204namePAABME71
fullname(ME71)MGDUR7
description
codedasMAIN
source1971 Census. Question B24a. Marriage duration calculated as the difference between date of first marriage and date of first marriage termination or current date if first marriage not ended
derivedY
codelistN
notesThis variable only applies to ever-married women aged under 60
formerlyMGDUR
restrictedN
formatNumeric
length2
occurs1
sasnameS21142
keywordMarital
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0ME71

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS