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bhid household identification number
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Valid cases 7967 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

bpno person number
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 4590 57.6 57.6
2 3188 40.0 40.0
3 120 1.5 1.5
4 47 .6 .6
5 16 .2 .2
6 2 .0 .0
7 1 .0 .0
9 2 .0 .0
10 1 .0 .0
Valid cases 7967 Missing cases 0
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmarm month of marriage
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (23)
Question Number and Text BL4M,BL12M,BL20M,BL27M : In what month and year did you marry? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 3 0.04 Missing
refused -2 4 0.05 Missing
don’t know -1 212 2.66 Missing
january 1 288 3.61 3.72
february 2 369 4.63 4.76
march 3 878 11.02 11.33
april 4 629 7.90 8.12
may 5 541 6.79 6.98
june 6 773 9.70 9.98
july 7 832 10.44 10.74
august 8 914 11.47 11.8
september 9 969 12.16 12.51
october 10 699 8.77 9.02
november 11 382 4.79 4.93
december 12 465 5.84 6.0
winter 13 2 0.03 0.03
summer 15 3 0.04 0.04
autumn 16 4 0.05 0.05
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 7748 Missing cases 219
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4) Asked if R has been married at least once
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmary year of marriage
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (23)
Question Number and Text BL4Y,BL12Y,BL20Y,BL27Y : In what month and year did you marry? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
67.62 15.99 14 92
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 3 0.04 Missing
refused -2 4 0.05 Missing
don’t know -1 34 0.43 Missing
[Value >= 0] 7926 99.49 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 7926 Missing cases 41
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4) Asked if R has been married at least once
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2

blmcoh cohabited before marriage
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (23)
Question Number and Text BL5,BL13,BL21,BL28 : As you know more people are living together before getting married. Did you and your husband/wife live together as a couple before getting married?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 3 0.04 Missing
refused -2 9 0.11 Missing
yes 1 1679 21.07 21.11
no 2 6276 78.77 78.89
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 7955 Missing cases 12
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4) Asked if R has been married at least once
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmcbm month began cohabiting before marriage
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL6M,BL14M,BL22M,BL30M : What month and year did you start living together? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 6 0.08 Missing
inapplicable -8 6285 78.89 Missing
refused -2 1 0.01 Missing
don’t know -1 267 3.35 Missing
january 1 149 1.87 10.58
february 2 100 1.26 7.1
march 3 115 1.44 8.17
april 4 90 1.13 6.39
may 5 108 1.36 7.67
june 6 139 1.74 9.87
july 7 106 1.33 7.53
august 8 129 1.62 9.16
september 9 143 1.79 10.16
october 10 110 1.38 7.81
november 11 104 1.31 7.39
december 12 110 1.38 7.81
spring 14 3 0.04 0.21
summer 15 1 0.01 0.07
autumn 16 1 0.01 0.07
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 1408 Missing cases 6559
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4 AND BLMCOH = 1) Asked if R has been married at least once and lived as a couple before marriage
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmcby year began cohabiting before marriage
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL6Y,BL14Y,BL22Y,BL30Y : What month and year did you start living together? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
80.67 8.29 30 92
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 6 0.08 Missing
inapplicable -8 6285 78.89 Missing
refused -2 1 0.01 Missing
don’t know -1 21 0.26 Missing
[Value >= 0] 1654 20.76 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 1654 Missing cases 6313
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4 AND BMLCOH = 1) Asked if R has been married at least once and lived as a couple before marriage
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2

blmend whether marriage ended
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL7,BL15,BL23 : Did that marriage end in divorce, widowhood, or something else?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 2 0.03 Missing
refused -2 3 0.04 Missing
widowed 1 956 12.00 12.01
divorced 2 1413 17.74 17.75
other,separated 3 192 2.41 2.41
currently married 4 5401 67.79 67.83
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 7962 Missing cases 5
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4) Asked if R has been married at least once
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmwwm month widowed
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL8M,BL16M,BL24M,BL32M : In what month and year were you widowed? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 16 0.20 Missing
inapplicable -8 7009 87.98 Missing
don’t know -1 78 0.98 Missing
january 1 72 0.90 8.33
february 2 76 0.95 8.8
march 3 69 0.87 7.99
april 4 68 0.85 7.87
may 5 70 0.88 8.1
june 6 76 0.95 8.8
july 7 63 0.79 7.29
august 8 63 0.79 7.29
september 9 66 0.83 7.64
october 10 70 0.88 8.1
november 11 82 1.03 9.49
december 12 88 1.10 10.19
summer 15 1 0.01 0.12
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 864 Missing cases 7103
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4 AND BLMEND = 1) Asked if R has been married at least once and marriage ended in widowhood
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmwwy year widowed
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL8Y,BL16Y,BL24Y,BL32Y : In what month and year were you widowed? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
78.15 11.96 29 92
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 16 0.20 Missing
inapplicable -8 7009 87.98 Missing
don’t know -1 19 0.24 Missing
[Value >= 0] 923 11.59 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 923 Missing cases 7044
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4 AND BLMEND = 1) Asked if R has been married at least once and marriage ended in widowhood
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2

blmdvm month divorced
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL9M,BL17M,BL25M,BL33M : In what month and year did your divorce/annulment become final? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 12 0.15 Missing
inapplicable -8 6552 82.24 Missing
refused -2 2 0.03 Missing
don’t know -1 423 5.31 Missing
january 1 80 1.00 8.18
february 2 58 0.73 5.93
march 3 81 1.02 8.28
april 4 85 1.07 8.69
may 5 67 0.84 6.85
june 6 109 1.37 11.15
july 7 66 0.83 6.75
august 8 97 1.22 9.92
september 9 97 1.22 9.92
october 10 94 1.18 9.61
november 11 65 0.82 6.65
december 12 72 0.90 7.36
winter 13 2 0.03 0.2
spring 14 2 0.03 0.2
summer 15 3 0.04 0.31
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 978 Missing cases 6989
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4 AND BLMEND = 2) Asked if R has been married at least once and marriage ended in divorce
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmdvy year divorced
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL9Y,BL17Y,BL25Y,BL33Y : In what month and year did your divorce/annulment become final? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
79.87 9.89 27 92
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 11 0.14 Missing
inapplicable -8 6552 82.24 Missing
refused -2 2 0.03 Missing
don’t know -1 40 0.50 Missing
[Value >= 0] 1362 17.10 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 1362 Missing cases 6605
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4 AND BLMEND = 2) Asked if R has been married at least once and marriage ended in divorce
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2

blmspm month separated
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL10M,BL18M,BL26M,BL34M : In what month and year did you stop living together? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 725 9.10 Missing
inapplicable -8 6346 79.65 Missing
refused -2 4 0.05 Missing
don’t know -1 245 3.08 Missing
january 1 56 0.70 8.66
february 2 42 0.53 6.49
march 3 49 0.62 7.57
april 4 53 0.67 8.19
may 5 49 0.62 7.57
june 6 59 0.74 9.12
july 7 48 0.60 7.42
august 8 61 0.77 9.43
september 9 71 0.89 10.97
october 10 59 0.74 9.12
november 11 59 0.74 9.12
december 12 34 0.43 5.26
spring 14 1 0.01 0.15
summer 15 4 0.05 0.62
autumn 16 2 0.03 0.31
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 647 Missing cases 7320
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4 AND BLMEND = 3) Asked if R has been married at least once and marriage ended in something other than widowhood or divorce
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmspy year separated
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (24)
Question Number and Text BL10Y,BL18Y,BL26Y,BL34Y : In what month and year did you stop living together? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
80.34 10.09 40 92
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 726 9.11 Missing
inapplicable -8 6346 79.65 Missing
refused -2 2 0.03 Missing
don’t know -1 31 0.39 Missing
[Value >= 0] 862 10.82 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 862 Missing cases 7105
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4 AND BLMEND = 3) Asked if R has been married at least once and marriage ended in something other than widowhood or divorce
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2

bmarno marriage number
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 7967 Missing cases 0
Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

bmpno id of current married partner
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Individual (27)
Question Number and Text BL28 : INTERVIEWER CHECK: Write in person number of spouse (from Household Grid)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
inapplicable -8 967 12.14 Missing
[Value >= 0] 7000 87.86 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 7000 Missing cases 967
Question Route IF (BMLSTAT = 1-4) Asked if R has been or is married.
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Marital and Cohabitation History
Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence W2

bmrmseq sequence number of most recent marriage
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
inapplicable -8 967 12.14 Missing
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 7000 Missing cases 967
Question Route Uses BMARNO on Record BMARRIAG. Uses BNMAR on Record BINDRESP.
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Indicates whether most recent marriage (that is, where BMARNO equals 4), is first or subsequent marriage.
Variable Occurrence W2

blmary4 year of marriage
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1967.62 15.99 1914 1996
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 3 0.04 Missing
refused -2 4 0.05 Missing
don’t know -1 34 0.43 Missing
[Value >= 0] 7926 99.49 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 7926 Missing cases 41
Question Route Uses BLMARY on Record BMARRIAG.
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmcby4 year began cohabiting: 4 digit
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1980.67 8.29 1930 1992
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 6 0.08 Missing
inapplicable -8 6285 78.89 Missing
refused -2 1 0.01 Missing
don’t know -1 21 0.26 Missing
[Value >= 0] 1654 20.76 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 1654 Missing cases 6313
Question Route Uses BLMCBY on Record BMARRIAG.
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmwwy4 year widowed: 4 digit
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1978.15 11.96 1929 1992
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 16 0.20 Missing
inapplicable -8 7009 87.98 Missing
don’t know -1 19 0.24 Missing
[Value >= 0] 923 11.59 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 923 Missing cases 7044
Question Route Uses BLMWWY on Record BMARRIAG.
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmdvy4 year divorced: 4 digit
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1979.87 9.89 1927 1992
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 11 0.14 Missing
inapplicable -8 6552 82.24 Missing
refused -2 2 0.03 Missing
don’t know -1 40 0.50 Missing
[Value >= 0] 1362 17.10 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 1362 Missing cases 6605
Question Route Uses BLMDVY on Record BMARRIAG.
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blmspy4 year separated: 4 digit
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1980.34 10.09 1940 1992
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 726 9.11 Missing
inapplicable -8 6346 79.65 Missing
refused -2 2 0.03 Missing
don’t know -1 31 0.39 Missing
[Value >= 0] 862 10.82 100.0
Total 7967 100.00
Valid cases 862 Missing cases 7105
Question Route Uses BLMSPY on Record BMARRIAG.
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type BMARRIAG
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text BEG3
Valid cases 7967 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type BMARRIAG
Valid cases 7967 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12