LAT relationships

LAT is a term to describe couples who have an intimate relationship, but live at separate addresses. LAT is an abbreviation of Living Apart Together. In the Family Formation Survey, people without a partner in the household are asked the following question: ‘Are you engaged in a fixed relationship?’

People’s wishes for the future are surveyed by means of the following questions: ‘Would you prefer to marry your partner, live together without getting married or neither or would you rather continue the LAT relationship?’ Respondents who indicate they want to live together are asked whether they want to get married eventually.