Marital History To learn more about the variables in this section, please consult the Guide to the Constructs section on Marital History. |
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| Description | Variable | Value | Value Label | Type | Explanation |
| Status of original marriage | |||||
| Two-category classification (married vs. divorced) | MAR2STT(4) | 1 2 |
married divorced |
discrete | Married or divorced at time of phase 4 |
| Four-category (happily married, distressed, short-term marriages, later divorce) | MAR4STT (4) | 1 2 3 4 |
happy married unhappy married early divorce later divorce |
discrete | Happily married: both spouses were satisfied, i.e., both spouses had each a value above 4. Distressed: at least one spouse was dissatisfied, i.e., had a value below 4. Short-term (early) divorce: married less than 7 years. Long-term (later) divorce: married 7 or more years. |
| Five-category (includes the 4 categories above, and brief marriages) | MAR5STT (4) | 1 2 3 4 5 |
happy married unhappy married early divorce later divorce brief marriages |
discrete | See MAR4STT for happily married, distressed, long-term divorce. Brie marriages: married less that 2.5 years. Short-term marriages: married more than 2.5 years and less than 7. |
| Length of marriage | MARLENG(4) | interval | breakup defined as time (in months) until last separation | ||
| Number of separations | (H,W)NUMSEP(4) | interval | |||
| Length of time separated (totaled across separations) | (H,W)TIMSPD(4) | interval | |||
| Average report of sep time | MNSEPED (4) | interval | |||
