Literal question
E. Marriage and fertility
Ask of all ever-married women. Ask questions person by person.
[Questions E1-E11]
E1-E2. Number of marriages.
E2. How many times have you been married?
If not the first marriage (E1 = code "T").
[Question E2 was asked of women who have been married more than once, per question E1.]
Write in number of times married, then skip to question E3b: _
Interviewer instructions
E. Information on mother's fertility
Ask these questions to women who have ever been married, that is, currently married, widowed or divorced
This part of the questionnaire contains questions about marriage (how many times married), number of children, and some questions about family planning.
Column (3)
Only ask this question to those who were married more than once ("No" in column (2)).
Ask the question as follows:
- For married women:
"Which number is this marriage?"
- For widowed/divorced women:
"Which number was your last marriage?"
Fill in the number of times married and directly ask question E3b for columns (4) through (7).