The questions should be asked of the head of household, spouse of the head of household or other adult household member if both head and spouse are absent.
Literal question
What is ..[NAME]..´s marital status?
Categories
Value
Category
1
Married/Living together
2
Divorced/Separated
3
Widowed
4
Never married/Never lived with a partner
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 question should be asked only about household members aged 13 years and above. Persons who have been widowed or divorced but remarried are to be recorded as currently married.
Question post text
2 = Divorced/Separated (>> 11)
3 = Widowed (>> 11)
4 = Never married/Never lived with a partner (>> 11)