Literal question
<svar v="VN89A412 VN89A413 VN89A414 VN89A415 VN89A416 VN89A417 VN89A418 VN89A419 VN89A420"><span class="em">For persons born on or before 1-4-1984 [it should say 1976] (aged 13 and over) answer following questions</span> [applies to questions 9 to 13]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN89A414">10. Marital status<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Single<br />[] 2 Married<br />[] 3 Widowed<br />[] 4 Divorced<br />[] 5 Separated</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="VN89A412 VN89A413 VN89A414 VN89A415 VN89A416 VN89A417 VN89A418 VN89A419 VN89A420"><span class="em">Persons born before April 1st, 1976 (aged 13 and older) answer this question.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN89A414"><span class="h3">10. Marital status</span><br /><span class="em">Persons borne before April 1st, 1976 answer this question.</span><br /><br /><span class="ital">Single: </span>single persons are never married, including those who are single mothers/fathers.<br /><span class="ital">Married: </span>married persons are those who currently have a wife or a husband. They are in any of the following situations:<br /><div class="i1">Having a marriage certificate<br />Having a wedding ceremony<br />Do not have a marriage certificate or had an organized wedding ceremony, but they publicly live together in the same house.</div><br /><span class="ital">Widowed: </span>persons who their husband/wife already passed away and they have not married another person.<br /><span class="ital">Divorced: </span>persons who were previously married, but already separated and finalized their marriage by a court order, and are currently not marry to anyone.<br /><div class="i1">Note: persons who were widowed or divorced and are currently married are defined as "married".</div><br /><span class="ital">Separated: </span>persons who are currently married and live separately due to some reasons (e.g. waiting for divorced paperwork, the wife/husband is living abroad as a refugee, etc.).<br /></svar>