Population and Housing Census of Bhutan 2005

Bhutan, 2005

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BTN_2005_PHC_v01_M

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Marital status (q3ca)

Data file: pop_edu_labor_fer (both files provide cases)

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 43

End: 43

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

For persons of all ages

Literal question

Marital Status

Categories

Value	Category
1	Single
2	Married
3	Widowed
4	Divorced
5	Separated
6	Living together

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

This refers to current marital status. This question should be filled-in for all persons irrespective of age. For children who are too young to be married, the appropriate code should be “1”.

Enter code “1” for single or never married i.e. for those who have never entered into any form of marital union; code “2” for married (i.e. currently married or in a married state at present); code “3” for widowed; code “4” for divorced; code “5” for separated; and code “6” for living together.

Separated refers to those who have marital disputes and are living separately and have not yet settled the dispute legally or formally.

Description

Definition

1. Marital Status: status of an individual in relation to marriage, classified as follows:

(i) Single (never married) - A person who has never been married.

(ii) Married - A couple living together as husband and wife, legally or consensually.

(iii) Widowed - A person whose bond of matrimony has been dissolved by death of his/her spouse.

(iv) Divorced - A person whose bond of matrimony has been dissolved legally and who therefore can remarry.

(v) Separated - Refers to those who have marital disputes, are living separately, and have not yet settled the dispute legally or formally. Therefore, married persons currently living separately due to work place, transfers, trainings etc. should be considered as married.

(vi) Living together - Refers to couples living together but do not consider themselves as married or have not entered into any formal or legal marriage.

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