Literal question
For All Persons Aged 10 Years or Over
14. Marital status (what is person's marital status? Never married, married, widowed, divorced or separated)
Interviewer instructions
120. The next set of questions, 14. to 18, apply to all persons aged 10 or over. Look back at the age you have entered for each person. For those aged 0 to 9 years write "N/A" for question 14 and leave the rest of the column blank.
Question 14 Marital Status
121. "Is this person married?"
122. For persons who have never been married, including children, write "NM".
123. People living together as man and wife should be shown as married whether or not they have been through any civil or religious ceremonies. Accept the answer as it is given you.
124. Widowed is for a person, male or female, who has been married but whose spouse has died and who has not remarried at the time of the census.
125. Separated or divorced is for a person who has been married but has divorced or separated and is living as such at the time of the census. Accept the answer as it is given you.
126. You may use the following abbreviations:
NM for never married
M for married
WID for widowed
SEP for separated
DIV for divorced.
