Literal question
<svar v="VN99A422 VN99A423 VN99A424 VN99A425 VN99A426 VN99A427 VN99A428 VN99A429 VN99A430 VN99A431 VN99A432 VN99A433"><span class="em">Persons born before 4/1986 (13 years old or over) answer the following questions:</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN99A425">15. What is the marital status of (Name)?<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="VN99A422 VN99A423 VN99A424 VN99A425 VN99A426 VN99A427 VN99A428 VN99A429 VN99A430 VN99A431 VN99A432 VN99A433"><span class="em">Questions 13 to 18: Only ask persons who were born before April, 1986 (aged 13 years and older) </span>(Persons who were born in 1986 and do not have month of birth in question 4 should also answer these questions).<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN99A425"><span class="em">Question 15:</span> What is the marital status of (name)?<br /><br />A person's marital status can be in one of five categories, as below:<br /><br /><div class="i1">1. Single, never married: persons who have never been married and never cohabited with a person of opposite sex.<br /><br />Note: Single persons may have children.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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".<br /><br />4. Divorced: Persons previously married but are currently recognized as divorce by law and have not remarried.<br /><br />5. Separated: Persons who are actually married but do not consider themselves in married union.</div><br /><br />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".<br /></svar>
