Month current cohabitation started
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Question asked in the latest wave:
partnershiphistory_ip17.currcohbm
Question label:
Month current cohabitation started
Question text:
In what month and year did you begin living with your current partner as a couple?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1] // new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds
And if [LCOHNPI = 1] // ever cohabited without marrying
And if [STILLCOH = 2] // Not still cohabiting with the first partner
And if [CURRCOH = 1] // Currently living as a couple with a partner without being married
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER MONTH
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2456 | 98.48% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.12% |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| September | 9 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 2489 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 4.12 | 5 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2818 | 98.98% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| April | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| June | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| July | 7 | 2 | 0.07% |
| August | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2841 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2.59 | 6 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2680 | 98.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| June | 6 | 3 | 0.11% |
| September | 9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| October | 10 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.83 | 2714 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 2.04 | 6 |



