Literal question
VIII. Women with status of married, divorced, widowed
[Questions 39-46 were asked of women who indicated being married, divorced, or widowed, as per question 5.]
39. Month and year of first marriage
Month ____
Year ____
Interviewer instructions
F. Block VIII. Women who are married, divorced, or widowed
Question 39: Month and year of first marriage
If the referred woman was ever married, ask the month and year of her first marriage in the Christian calendar. If the respondent only knows the month and year of her first marriage in another calendar system, use the provided conversion [table].
Fill in the month and year of her first marriage in the provided space.
If the respondent cannot tell the month and year of her first marriage, the enumerator must estimate it using the method that was used before when calculating age (Block VIa).