[] 1 Under 12 years old
[] 2 Cohabiting/partnered
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Separated
[] 5 Divorced
[] 6 Widowed
[] 7 Single
Categories
Value
Category
1
Younger than 12
2
Cohabiting/partnered
3
Married
4
Separated
5
Divorced
6
Widowed
7
Single
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
Question 5. [The person] is currently:
Do not ask this question of people who are younger than 12; just mark off option 1, "Younger than 12".
Read the options one by one and mark an "X" next to the one stated by the informant.
Keep in mind that a single person is one who has never been married or cohabited.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status.