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LS variable metadata
| NMSTP21_EXT |
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| Table | NM21 2021 Census - non-LS members |
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| Short description | Marital Status Extended 2021 |
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| Source | 2021 Census. Question P4 (On 21 March 2021, what is your legal marital or registered civil partnership status?). |
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| Code notes | 1-17, -6 Missing, -7 Failed multi tick, -9 No code required |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Never married and never registered a civil partnership |
| 2 | Married- Opposite sex |
| 3 | Married- Civil partner |
| 4 | In a registered civil partnership- Opposite sex |
| 5 | In a registered civil partnership |
| 6 | Separated, but still legally married- Opposite sex |
| 7 | Separated, but still legally married- Civil partners |
| 8 | Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership- Opposite sex |
| 9 | Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership |
| 10 | Divorced- Opposite sex |
| 11 | Divorced- Civil partners |
| 12 | Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved- Opposite sex |
| 13 | Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved |
| 14 | Widowed- Opposite sex |
| 15 | Widowed- Civil partners |
| 16 | Surviving partner from civil partnership- Opposite sex |
| 17 | Surviving partner from civil partnership |
| -6 | Missing |
| -7 | Failed multi tick |
| -9 | Code not required |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 5949 |
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| fullname | (NM21)NMSTP21_EXT |
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| description | This variable identifies a person's legal marital or civil partnership status. Extended to include same-sex/opposite-sex breakdowns. |
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| codedas | |
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| source | 2021 Census. Question P4 (On 21 March 2021, what is your legal marital or registered civil partnership status?). |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | Use MSTP21 for a consistent time series. This extended version provides added detail surrounding same-sex/opposite-sex breakdowns for married, civil partnerships, divorced, dissolved, widowed, surviving partner from a civil partnership. |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| keyword | Marital Status |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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