Definition
- Single: is a status of those who have never bound in a marriage.
- Married: is a status of those who are bound in a marriage upon census taking, both live together or separately. In this case, not only those who are legally married (custom, religion, state) but also those who are considered man and wife by the surrounding community.
- Divorced (by law): is a status of those who are separated as man and wife because they are divorced or have not got re-married. This includes those who admit to be divorced although not officially yet. On the contrary, this excludes those who live separately but are still bound in marriage, for instance man/wife abandoned by man/wife who has moved to another place to study, work, seek for a job, or any other need. A woman who admits to have never been married but was once pregnant should be considered divorced.
- Divorced (by nature/death): is a status for those whose husband/wife has passed away and have not got re-married.