Literal question
<svar a="all" v="HT82A403"><span class="em">5. Marital status: Is this person single, married, cohabiting, divorced, etc.?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Single<br />[] 2 Married<br />[] 3 Cohabiting<br />[] 4 Divorced<br />[] 5 Widow(er)<br />[] 9 Undeclared</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="HT82A403">Question 5: Marital status<br />66. The marital status designates the situation of a person in regards to the laws of his/country concerning marriage. The categories below have been adopted. List as:<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 29]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">1. Single: All people who have never been married and who have never had a partner.<br />2. Married: All people still united by the ties of a legitimate union (civil or religious or both.)<br />3. Partners: Any person living in a "common law marriage" union, meaning as lovers.<br />4. Divorced: Any person whose marriage has been dissolved by the decision of a judge and who is not married again to someone else. Check partners for a divorced person living with someone but not married.<br />5. Widowed: Any person previously married whose spouse is deceased and who is not remarried or living with someone.<br />6. Separated from marriage: Any person in a legal or de facto separation. Any person in "the middle of a divorce" or whose divorce has not yet been pronounced but who is not living with someone else.<br />7. Separated from a partner: Any person who was in a de facto union, meaning who was living with a partner, and who at the time of the census is no longer in this situation and is living alone.<br />8. Not declared: Include here any person for whom the marital status is not declared.<br />9. Other: Include all marital situations that are not included in the categories listed above.</div><br /></svar>
