Interviewer instructions
Questions 13 to 18: Only ask persons who were born before April, 1986 (aged 13 years and older) (Persons who were born in 1986 and do not have month of birth in question 4 should also answer these questions).
Question 15: What is the marital status of (name)?
A person's marital status can be in one of five categories, as below:
1. Single, never married: persons who have never been married and never cohabited with a person of opposite sex.
Note: Single persons may have children.
2. Married: persons who are recognized as having a spouse by law or local customs or are cohabiting with a person of the opposite sex.
3. Widowed: Persons whose spouse passed away and are currently not remarried. If a person has 2 or more spouses and one of them passed away, that person is not considered as "widowed". Interviewers should count them as "married".
4. Divorced: Persons previously married but are currently recognized as divorce by law and have not remarried.
5. Separated: Persons who are actually married but do not consider themselves in married union.
Note: Interviewers need to differentiate between separated persons from those who live far distance from their spouses, for example: on business trip, work far from home for a long time. These persons are still considered as "married".
