month first began cohabiting
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "random subsetting of questionnaire content" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Month first began cohabiting
Question text:
In what month and year did you first live with someone 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
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER MONTH
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2444 | 98.0% | |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% | |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.32% | |
| January | 1 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| May | 5 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| June | 6 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| August | 8 | 3 | 0.12% | |
| November | 11 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 6.5 | 2484 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 10 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2800 | 98.35% | |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% | |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.11% | |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.28% | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| March | 3 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| May | 5 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| July | 7 | 4 | 0.14% | |
| August | 8 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| September | 9 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 6.29 | 2833 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 2.73 | 14 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2653 | 97.54% | |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% | |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.26% | |
| January | 1 | 3 | 0.11% | |
| February | 2 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| April | 4 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| May | 5 | 3 | 0.11% | |
| June | 6 | 7 | 0.26% | |
| July | 7 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| August | 8 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| September | 9 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 5.42 | 2696 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 2.59 | 24 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2815 | 91.96% | |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| refusal | -2 | 19 | 0.62% | |
| don't know | -1 | 116 | 3.79% | |
| January | 1 | 14 | 0.46% | |
| February | 2 | 8 | 0.26% | |
| March | 3 | 7 | 0.23% | |
| April | 4 | 16 | 0.52% | |
| May | 5 | 12 | 0.39% | |
| June | 6 | 5 | 0.16% | |
| July | 7 | 9 | 0.29% | |
| August | 8 | 11 | 0.36% | |
| September | 9 | 16 | 0.52% | |
| October | 10 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| November | 11 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| December | 12 | 4 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 5.66 | 2953 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.16 | 108 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2241 | 98.85% | |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.18% | |
| March | 3 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| April | 4 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| June | 6 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| September | 9 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 5.67 | 2261 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2137 | 96.57% | |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.41% | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| March | 3 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| April | 4 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| May | 5 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| June | 6 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| July | 7 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| September | 9 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| December | 12 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 5.93 | 2198 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.33 | 15 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2696 | 90.17% | |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% | |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.2% | |
| don't know | -1 | 66 | 2.21% | |
| January | 1 | 11 | 0.37% | |
| February | 2 | 5 | 0.17% | |
| March | 3 | 8 | 0.27% | |
| April | 4 | 11 | 0.37% | |
| May | 5 | 8 | 0.27% | |
| June | 6 | 27 | 0.9% | |
| July | 7 | 15 | 0.5% | |
| August | 8 | 10 | 0.33% | |
| September | 9 | 11 | 0.37% | |
| October | 10 | 7 | 0.23% | |
| November | 11 | 11 | 0.37% | |
| December | 12 | 4 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 6.36 | 2862 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.01 | 128 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2348 | 91.36% | |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% | |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| don't know | -1 | 48 | 1.87% | |
| January | 1 | 9 | 0.35% | |
| February | 2 | 5 | 0.19% | |
| March | 3 | 6 | 0.23% | |
| April | 4 | 7 | 0.27% | |
| May | 5 | 5 | 0.19% | |
| June | 6 | 11 | 0.43% | |
| July | 7 | 5 | 0.19% | |
| August | 8 | 8 | 0.31% | |
| September | 9 | 14 | 0.54% | |
| October | 10 | 5 | 0.19% | |
| November | 11 | 4 | 0.16% | |
| December | 12 | 4 | 0.16% | |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 6.3 | 2487 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.26 | 83 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2145 | 94.79% | |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.4% | |
| january | 1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| march | 3 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| may | 5 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| june | 6 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| july | 7 | 4 | 0.18% | |
| september | 9 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| october | 10 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| november | 11 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 19 | 0.84% | |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 7.0 | 2244 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2.94 | 19 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2236 | 94.03% | |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% | |
| don't know | -1 | 11 | 0.46% | |
| january | 1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| february | 2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| march | 3 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| april | 4 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| may | 5 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| june | 6 | 4 | 0.17% | |
| july | 7 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| august | 8 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| september | 9 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| november | 11 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 5.45 | 2358 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2.48 | 20 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2332 | 96.64% | |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% | |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.12% | |
| april | 4 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| september | 9 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 6.5 | 2411 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.54 | 2 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2006 | 93.35% | |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| February | 2 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| March | 3 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| April | 4 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| May | 5 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| June | 6 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| August | 8 | 4 | 0.19% | |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 5.24 | 2132 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 2.59 | 17 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1968 | 91.88% | |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% | |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.23% | |
| January | 1 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| March | 3 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| April | 4 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| July | 7 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| August | 8 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| September | 9 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| October | 10 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| December | 12 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 7.32 | 2123 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.56 | 19 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2168 | 90.9% | |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| february | 2 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| april | 4 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| june | 6 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| july | 7 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| august | 8 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| november | 11 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 6.8 | 2375 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 3.49 | 10 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1603 | 91.29% | |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% | |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.23% | |
| february | 2 | 3 | 0.17% | |
| may | 5 | 1 | 0.06% | |
| june | 6 | 3 | 0.17% | |
| july | 7 | 2 | 0.11% | |
| august | 8 | 2 | 0.11% | |
| september | 9 | 2 | 0.11% | |
| october | 10 | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 6.21 | 1742 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 2.67 | 14 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1952 | 76.01% | |
| proxy | -7 | 169 | 6.58% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| don't know | -1 | 50 | 1.95% | |
| january | 1 | 51 | 1.99% | |
| february | 2 | 27 | 1.05% | |
| march | 3 | 31 | 1.21% | |
| april | 4 | 31 | 1.21% | |
| may | 5 | 23 | 0.9% | |
| june | 6 | 64 | 2.49% | |
| july | 7 | 32 | 1.25% | |
| august | 8 | 36 | 1.4% | |
| september | 9 | 38 | 1.48% | |
| october | 10 | 31 | 1.21% | |
| november | 11 | 13 | 0.51% | |
| december | 12 | 17 | 0.66% | |
| Total | 2568 | 100.0% | |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|
| 5.92 | 2174 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.22 | 394 |