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LS variable metadata
| NMSTP11 |
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| Table | NM11 2011 Census - non-LS members |
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| Short description | Marital and civil partnership status. 2011. |
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| Source | 2011 Census. Question P4. |
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| Code notes | 1-9, -6 |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Single (never married and never registered a same-sex civil partnership) |
| 2 | Married |
| 3 | Separated, but still legally married |
| 4 | Divorced |
| 5 | Widowed |
| 6 | In a registered same-sex civil partnership |
| 7 | Separated, but still legally in a same-sex civil partnership |
| 8 | Formerly in a same-sex civil partnership which is now legally dissolved |
| 9 | Surviving partner from a same-sex civil partnership |
| -6 | Missing |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 4734 |
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| fullname | (NM11)NMSTP11 |
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| description | This variable identifies a person's legal marital or same-sex civil partnership status. |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 2011 Census. Question P4. |
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| derived | N |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | Marital and civil partnership status classifies an individual according to their legal marital or registered same-sex civil partnership status as at Census day.
Although the term 'single' is widely used to cover people in a number of states such as divorced or separated it is not an option on the census questionnaire. In census results the term 'single' is used to refer to only someone who has never been married or in a registered same-sex civil partnership, which were options on the census questionnaire.
Census Standard Variable (MARSTAT).
See "2011 Census Variable and Classification Information: Part 3 Standard Variables".
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 1 |
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