Literal question
3. Marital status
Single having never been married or been in an arranged marriage, married in legitimate civil or religious union,
[Rest of this line is illegible]
[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Long-term domestic partner
[] 4 Widow(er)
[] 5 Divorced
Interviewer instructions
Column 3- Marital Status: Write an 'x' in the appropriate box according to the response given.
a) Single. A single person is anyone who has never been married and who does not live with a domestic partner.
b) Married. Include in this category anyone who is still bound by legal ties
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(religious or civil).
c) Living in a Long-term Unmarried Relationship [placé]. Placé means any person living in a domestic partnership or declaring themselves to be in a domestic partnership.
Even if the person has been married, he or she must be considered as living in a domestic partnership [placé] if he/she has left his/her legal partner to cohabit with an unmarried partner. The goal of this question is to find out the true marital status of the individual at the time of the census. Make sure that the husband lives in the same dwelling as the domestic partner [concubine] before writing that he is living in a long-term unmarried relationship [placé].
d) Widow(er): Put any person whose spouse is deceased in this category.
e) Divorced: Consider any person whose marriage has been legally dissolved and who is not cohabiting with an unmarried partner as divorced. Any person in the process of getting a divorce or whose divorce has not yet been granted should still be considered 'married', even if he/she is legally separated by a legal judgment.
For example, a married person is classified as follows:
1. [ ] Single
2. [X] Married
3. [ ] Long-term domestic partner Placé, etc.
