16. Marital status
(a) Has [the person] ever been married?
Write Yes or No
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(b) If yes is [the person] now married (M), widowed (W), or divorced or separated (D)?
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(c) Has [the person] been married more than once?
Write Yes or No
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(d) Is [person's] first husband/wife still alive?
Write Yes or No
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Categories
Value
Category
0
Not currently married
1
Married
2
Widowed
3
Divorced or separated
8
Unknown
9
NIU (not in universe)
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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates current marital status of persons who were ever married.
Universe
Persons born in 1962 and before who were ever married