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Labor Force Survey 2016

Philippines, 2016
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PHL_2016_LFS-APR_v01_M
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Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
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C06-Marital Status (PUFC06_MSTAT)

Data file: lfs_april2016

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 44
End: 44
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What is ___'s marital status? (For 5-9 years old, enter code 1 for single)
Categories
Value Category
1 Single
2 Married
3 Widowed
4 Divorce/Separate
5 Annuled
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.

Description

Definition
A person is single if he/she has never been married.

Married is the marital status of a person who has been united in matrimony with another person of opposite sex through a religious or civil rite, or who lives together consensually with another as husband or wife. To be considered married, the couple must still be living together; or, if living apart from each other, the separation must only be temporary.

Report as widowed a person who has been married before; whether formally or consensually, if his/her marital partner has died. In case the widowed has remarried, his/her marital status should be married.

A person is considered divorced/separated, if the person is permanently separated from his/her spouse, legally, or through mutual consent.

A person whose marriage has been annulled or dissolved can therefore, remarry.
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