5. What is his/her current marital status?
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Separated or divorced
[] 4 Single
[] 5 Widowed
Question No. 5. Current marital state
[Below the text is a form.]
Mark with an "x" the box that corresponds to the civil state of the person at the moment of the Census. Remember that the different alternatives are exclusive; therefore, you should not mark more than one of them.
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Read the question and the alternatives in their order until obtaining an affirmative response.
For minors mark with an "x" the box "single".
Married: They are persons who have been civilly or religiously legally married and live in this state at the moment of the census.
Single: Persons are considered single who never have married and do not live in free union.
Widowed: They are persons who were married or in free union and have not married again and do not live in free union after the death of their companion.
Separated or divorced: In this category are included:
b. - Persons married civilly and/or religiously, but who at the moment of the Census do not live with their companion
c. - Persons whose marriage was dissolved by legal means and have not married again or live in free union.
Do not write down as separate of divorced persons who have to separate occasionally for reasons of work, vacation, sickness, etc.