Labour Force Survey 2010

Bhutan, 2010

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BTN_2010_LFS_v01_M

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Ministry of Labour & Human Resources

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Marital status (Q6)

Data file: LFS_2010

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Type: Discrete

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End: 22

Width: 1

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Question pretext

A. Demographic characteristics
all persons

Literal question

Marital status

Categories

Value	Category
1	Never married
2	Married
3	Widowed
4	Divorced separated
5	Living togather

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.

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It refers to the current status (at the time of enumeration).

1. Never married: a person who never married in their lives till the date of enumeration.

2. Married: a couple living together as husband and wife, legally or accepted socially.
3. Widowed: a person whose bond of matrimony has been dissolved by death of his/her spouse.

4. Divorce: a person whose bond of matrimony has been dissolved legally and who, therefore, can remarry.

5. Separated: refers to those who have marital disputes, are living separately and have not yet settled the dispute legally or formally. Therefore, married persons currently living separately due to work place, transfers, trainings etc. Should be considered as married.

6. Living together: refers to those living together but not legally married and no children between them.

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