Description

SPLOC is a constructed variable that indicates whether the person's spouse or partner lived in the same household and, if so, gives the person number (PERNUM) of the spouse/partner. The method by which probable spouse-spouse links are identified is described in SPRULE.

SPLOC makes it easy for researchers to link the characteristics of (probable) spouses.

SPLOC is a 2-digit numeric variable.

0: No spouse or partner assigned

Comparability

This variable is comparable across all years.

Universe

Availability

• 1996-2023

Weights

• No weights are available for this variable. Please refer to SPLOC for more information.

Flags