Literal question
<svar v="FJ86A401 FJ86A402 FJ86A404 FJ86A405 FJ86A407 FJ86A408 FJ86A409 FJ86A410 FJ86A413 FJ86A414 FJ86A415 FJ86A416 FJ86A417 FJ86A418 FJ86A419"><span class="em">For all persons</span><br /> [Questions 1-13 were asked of all persons]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ86A408">6. Marital status<br /><div class="i1">Never married, married, widowed, divorced or separated<br />____</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="FJ86A408"><span class="em">Question 6 - Marital status</span><br /><br />98. "Is this person married?"<br /><br />99. For persons who have never been married, including children, write "NM".<br /><br />100. People living together as man and wife should be shown as married whether or not they have been through any civil or religious ceremonies. The census is not concerned with who is legally married and who is not. Accept the answer as it is given to you.<br /><br />101. Widowed is for a person, male or female, who has been married but whose spouse has died and who has not remarried at the time of the census.<br /><br />102. Separated or divorced is for a person who has been married but who has divorced or separated and is living as such at the time of the census. Accept the answer as it is given you.<br /><br />103. You may use the following abbreviations:<br /><div class="i1">NM - for never married<br />M - for married<br />WID - for widowed<br />SEP - for separated<br />DIV - for divorced</div><br /></svar>
