Literal question
5. What is your current marital status?
Mark the appropriate box. For those under 15 years of age, mark box 8.
Consensual union: One who lives in a consensual union without being legally married. Single: One who has never married nor lived in a consensual union. Married: One who has contracted legal matrimony and lives in that state. Divorced: a person who is legally separated and who has neither remarried nor lives in a consensual union. Widow(er): a person whose spouse or partner has died and who has neither remarried nor lives in a consensual union. Separated: One who lives separately from a spouse or partner.
[] 1 Consensual union
[] 2 Single
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widowed
Separated:
[] 6 From a marriage
[] 7 From a consensual union
Interviewer instructions
Question 5 What is your current marital status?
For those under 15 years old, mark box 8. For those 15 years old and older, mark the box that corresponds, applying the following definitions:
[Consensually] United: The person who lives in marital union without being married, that is to say, that the person has not been legally married by Law or the Church.
[The instructions refer a graph in question 5 on the census form.]
It should be kept in mind that many persons "consensually united" tend wrongly to declare that they are single.
Single: The person who has never been married nor lived in marital union, that is to say, has no spouse or companion. Before marking this box, ask if the person has ever been married or consensually united since in many cases the person tends to declare themselves "Single" when actually is "Separated" from a Marriage or a [Consensual] Union. In these cases mark the corresponding box (6 or 7).
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Married: The person who has been legally married (civil or religious) and lives in this state.
Divorced: The person legally separated who has not married again and does not live in marital union.
Widowed: The person whose spouse or companion has died and has not married again and does not live in marital union.
Separated from Marriage: The person who lives separated from his/her spouse and does not live in marital union.
Separated from [Consensual] Union: The person who lives separated from their companion and does not live in marital union.
