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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1578 Reading Marriage Survey, 1974 157810.5255/UKDA-SN-1578-1 Coleman, D. A., University of Oxford, Department of Social and Administrative Studies Copyright D.A. Coleman Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1982 READING (ACTIVITY)ADOPTED CHILDRENAGEBIRTH ORDERCHILDRENMIXED RACEDISTANCE MEASUREMENTEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYMENTFAMILY MEMBERSFATHERSFRIENDSHIPGRANDPARENTSHUMAN ENVIRONMENTHUMAN GENETICSINTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONINTERPERSONAL RELATIONSMARITAL STATUSMARRIAGEMILITARY SERVICENATIONAL BACKGROUNDOCCUPATIONSPARENTSPERSONAL CONTACTPLACE OF BIRTHPOPULATIONPOPULATION MIGRATIONRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONRELIGIOUS ATTENDANCERESIDENTIAL MOBILITYSIBLINGSSOCIAL CLASSURBAN SOCIOLOGY Family life and marriageCommunity, urban and rural life Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To describe and analyse geographical and social aspects of marital choice in modern Britain and to investigate their likely genetical import. Marital choice is important biologically because partners with remote origins tend to be genetically more different than those with close origins. Proximity of partners may thus affect genetical variance, the size and ease of definition of breeding populations and ultimately evolution. This research aimed to fulfil the need for a study of modern urban marriage in a way which facilitated analysis of social factors affecting choice and genetical inference from the demographic data.Main Topics: Variables A random sample of marriages was taken from all the marriages recorded in Reading, Berkshire from September 1972 to August 1973, and attempts were made to interview all the couples concerned. Questions were asked to determine their occupational history, the history of their geographical migration at eleven points in their life, from their parents' birthplace to their own marital home. Routine personal attributes such as age, religious affiliation and terminal age of education were also determined. The eleven grid reference points generated distances which were the main dependent variables for analysis. An attempt was made to place socio-economic analysis of marital mobility into the social setting of marital choice - asking questions on the place and occasions of the couples meeting, the role of kin and friends and neighbourhood knowledge in bringing them together, and obstacles they had experienced in keeping in touch. March 1974 - September 197401 March 197401 September 1974 England BerkshireOxfordshire IndividualsSubnationalMarriages Marriages celebrated in the registration districts of Reading, Wokingham, Bradfield and Henley-on-Thames from September 1972 to August 1973 Cross-sectional (one-time) study Simple random sample Face-to-face interviewCompilation or synthesis of existing material The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> Lampard, R. (2007) ''Couples' Places of Meeting in Late 20th Century Britain: Class, Continuity and Change'', 357-371 'Couples' Places of Meeting in Late 20th Century Britain: Class, Continuity and Change' Coleman, D. (1980) 'A note on the frequency of consanguineous marriages in Reading, Berkshire in 1971/73', Human Heredity, 278-285 A note on the frequency of consanguineous marriages in Reading, Berkshire in 1971/73 Coleman, D. (1979) 'Associative mating in Britain' : Academic Press. Associative mating in Britain Coleman, D. and Lasker, G. (1979) 'Ancestral relationships within and between districts in the region of Reading, England, as estimated by isonym', Human Biology, 445-460 Ancestral relationships within and between districts in the region of Reading, England, as estimated by isonym Coleman, D. (1980) 'Some general inferences from the marriage system of Reading, Berkshire, and its surrounding area', Annals of Human Biology, 55-76 Some general inferences from the marriage system of Reading, Berkshire, and its surrounding area Coleman, D. (1979) 'A study of marriage and mobility in Reading, England', Journal of Biological Science, 369-389 A study of marriage and mobility in Reading, England Coleman, D. (1979) 'Statistical studies of marriage and the integrity of society (Synopsis of the Caradog Jones lecture for 1979)', 3-7 Statistical studies of marriage and the integrity of society (Synopsis of the Caradog Jones lecture for 1979) Coleman, D. (1979) 'A study of the spatial aspects of partner choice from a human biological viewpoint', Man, 414-435 A study of the spatial aspects of partner choice from a human biological viewpoint https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1578 2024-11-28T07:21:06Z ddi:codebook:2_5