Literal question
7. Current marital status: Mark only one circle.
Single: a person of any age who has never contracted matrimony and does not live in a consensual union.
Married: one who contracted matrimony and lives in that state.
Widowed: one who has not contracted matrimony since the death of a spouse, nor lives in a consensual union.
Divorced: one who is legally separated and has neither remarried nor lives in a consensual union.
Consensual union: one who lives in a marital union.
Married separated: one who contracted matrimony and lives separately from the spouse, and does not live in a consensual union.
[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Consensual union
[] 6 Married separated
Interviewer instructions
14.- Question No. 7.- Current Marital Status
Mark the corresponding circle according to the case; remember that you should only mark one circle.
14.1.- Single: A person of any age who is legally married and does not live in Consensual Union.
14.4.- Married: One who is married as a catholic or civilly and lives in this state.
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14.3.- Widowed: One who has not married again after the death of their spouse, nor lives in Consensual Union.
If a person has married again or lives in Consensual Union, you should indicate this current civil state.
[14.4.-] Divorced: One who legally separated and has not married again or lives in Free Union.
14.5- Married separated: One who was legally married and lives separately from the spouse and does not live in Free Union.
The separation can be de facto or physical separation declared by competent authority. It should not be confused with divorce, which is a total and definitive separation.
14.6.- Consensual Union: It is said that a pair lives in Free Union when without being married, its members are thought to be a well defined family by themselves and their family members. You should proceed with tact at the time of the interview, avoiding discussions or expressions that could spoil the success of the interview.
When it is possible, the enumerator should abstain from suggesting the response of the person, over all in the case of divorced, married separated, and free union; so you will avoid an unfavorable atmosphere when the person is very sensitive in this sense.
Some times the person does not give this information in a truthful form, principally in some of the cases cited before; so for example, they say that they are married and in reality they live in Free Union. In many of these cases, the enumerator will realize the falseness of the information in the course of the interview, but you should never insist in this matter; when this happens you should explain it in the space for "Observations", and write down there the information that you consider correct. You should be careful to do it later after you have finished the interview, to avoid displeasure or resentment of the person.
