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Census of Population and Housing 2010

Philippines, 2010
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Marital Status (P7)

Data file: Common Population Items

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 34
End: 34
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Is ______ single, married, widowed, divorced/separated, or in a common-law/live-in arrangement?

1 Single
2 Married
3 Widowed
4 Divorced/Separated
5 Common-law/Live-in
6 Unknown
Categories
Value Category
1 Single
2 Married
3 Widowed
4 Divorced/Separated
5 Common-law/Live in
6 Unknown
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
For persons below 10 years old, mark the box opposite "1" for Single without asking the question. For persons 10 years old and over ask: "Is ____ single, married, widowed, divorced/separated, or in a common-law/live-in arrangement?"
Question post text
WRITE X IN THE BOX CORRESPONDING TO THE ANSWER.
FOR PERSONS 0 TO 9 YEARS OLD, WRITE X IN THE BOX FOR SINGLE.

Description

Definition
Marital status refers to the personal status of each individual with reference to the marriage laws or customs of the country. It is the same as "civil status", the term usually used in official and private records, documents, transactions, and others, in the country. For the 2010 CPH, the person's marital status shall be as of the date of visit.
Universe
All persons
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