Other Characteristics
[Questions 18-19.]

19. What is your current marital status?

Other Characteristics

1. In this section there are two questions: number 18 and number 19. Remember that you should ask question 18 of all women who are twelve years old and older.

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5. The last question on the census is number 19. This question will be answered by all of the [persons] of [12] years or older (consult the census form).

Ask one question at a time in the indicated order, and when you receive an affirmative response, mark the corresponding box.

[p.197]

6. How would you place the following answers in the census form next to question number 19?

--Single person who lives with her partner under martial condition and in stable condition, without having contracted legal marriage.

-- Single person who has never been married and also does not live in a consensual union.


[p.198]

7. If you receive this answer:
"Three years ago I was widowed and then I remarried; currently I live with my second wife."

Would you mark box 2 or 4?: [Box 2]

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8. If in the previous case you mark box number 4 you will be making a mistake, because you should consider the marital status on the day of the census.

If another person tells you: "Five years ago I got married, shortly after, I separated from my wife and now I live in a union without contracting legal marriage. For the effects of the census, the marital status is:

C. Population

For all of the persons 14 years and more

[Questions 10-15 were asked of persons age 14 and older.]

15. What is your current civil status?

C. Population

Census home is a person or group of persons, related or not, who occupy the same dwelling. You will write down first the name and surname of the head of the household, then ask all the corresponding questions.

You will ask the following questions to all persons 14 years old or older.

15. What is your current civil state?
You will ask the questions in the order that they are presented.

You will ask about the civil state of the enumerated person on the day of the census.

Persons who live in a stable form in apparent matrimony without being married in accordance with the laws will be included filling out the cell "united de facto".

For all women and men fourteen years of age or older.
[Questions 17-25 were asked of persons age 14 years +.]

[Questions 21-24 were asked of persons age 14+ who had a job last week (did formal or informal work or did not work due to sickness, vacation, etc.), per questions 17-19.]

25. [Marital status]

The next questions (from 17 to 25) are asked to all women and men 14 years old or older

25. Currently, you are?

[Questions 20-36 were asked of persons age 14+.]

21. Do you live with a partner or in matrimony?

Starting here, men and women who are 14 years old and more should answer the questions.

Follow the order of the questions strictly.

Pay attention to the sequence indicated by the arrows and the steps to continue asking the questions.

The questions 20 to 23 refer to the marital status of the persons 14 years old or more.

Question 21: Do you live with your partner/spouse?

Is not completed for temporary presents
[Questions 16-32 were asked of persons absent and permanently present only. Persons who are temporarily present are not included.]

Q24a: What is your marital status?

Questions 22-32 are registered only for the people of 15 years old and higher.

Question 24

Your marital status

[Questions 18-20 are filled in for persons 15 years and over.]

18. Marital status

Question 24

Your marital status
The question is registered only for the people of 15 years old and higher.

"Column 24A"
The marital status

"1" "Never married" prompt code is written for those people who have never been married.
"2" "Married (registered)" prompt code is written for those people who are married at the time of the census and their marriage is registered by the Civil Registry Agency.
"3" "Married in fact (not registered)" prompt code is written for those people who are factually married but their marriage is not registered by the Civil Registry Agency.
"4" "Married, only by ritual canon in church" prompt code is written for those people who are married at the time of the census and their marriage is registered only by the ritual canon in Armenian Apostolic church.
"5" "Widowed" prompt code is written for those people whose marriage (regardless of being registered or not) was interrupted because of the death of one of the spouses.
"6" "Divorced (registered)" prompt code is written for those people whose marriage was registered but in the present those people are divorced and those facts are registered by the Civil Registry Agency.
"7" "Divorced in fact (not registered)" prompt code is written for those people who were married before (registered or not) but now they are divorced and these facts are not registered by the Civil Registry Agency.

[Questions 1 - 9 were asked of all persons]

6. Marital status:

For Question 6, Marital status: The date of the marriage should only be given by married persons, namely for existing marriages.

8. Marital status (for persons aged 15 and over)

[] 1 Never married
[] 2 Registered marriage
[] 3 Common law marriage
[] 4 Widowed
[] 5 Divorced
[] 6 Separated

Question 8. Marital status (for persons aged 15 years and over)

For persons aged 15 years and over the code is to be marked, which corresponds to one of the prompts listed.

"Never married" should be marked for persons who have never been either in a registered or in a common law (unregistered) marriage.

"Registered marriage" is to be marked for persons presently married, their marriage being registered with the registry office.

"Common law marriage" is to be marked for persons presently married without registration with the registry office.

For those married the serial No. of the spouse within the dwelling is to be entered, i.e. the number indicated against his/her family name in the list of residents in the dwelling (column 1) if the spouse lives in the same household.

"Widowed" is to be marked for persons having been married earlier (whether their marriage registered or not) whose marriage has been stopped because of the death of the spouse and who have not remarried.

"Divorced" is to be marked for persons who have been earlier in a registered marriage, but at the moment are unmarried, their divorce being registered with the registry office.

"Separated" is to be marked for persons who have been earlier in a registered marriage, but at the moment are unmarried, their divorce not being registered with the registry office, as well as for persons who have been earlier in unregistered marriage and at the moment are separated.

For persons under 15 years of age the answer to this question is usually not to be completed. Only if a person questioned is de facto married, the corresponding response should be marked.

Form 2H: Personal Questionnaire

4. Your marital status?

Persons of 10 years or more of age
[Questions in columns 17 - 21 were asked of persons age 10 or older.]

(17) Marital status

II. How to fill out the questionnaire (Document RGPH 2 Number 1).

Columns (17) to (21): These columns are only for persons older than 10 i.e. born before February 1982.

Column (17): Marital Status
Is considered married, each individual whose union was celebrated in a civil, religious, or customary rite. The census agent shall circle the codes according to the interviewee's answer.

For all persons
[Questions in columns 1 to 11 were asked of all persons]

Now we would like to ask for information on you and the persons habitually living in your household or currently residing in your home

Persons of 10 years or more of age
[Question 23 was asked of persons 10+ years old]

(23) Marital status

v) Sociocultural characteristics

Column (23): Marital status
Column (23) only concerns residents of 10 and more years of age. For residents of less than 10, this column does not apply and the census agent shall leave it empty. (To this effect, verify with column 6 i.e. age).
The marital status is a person's situation in relation to marriage defined as the union between a man and a woman according to the laws and customs.
Ask the following question: "What is [the respondent]'s marital status?" and circle the code corresponding to the interviewee's declaration according to the following options.

For persons aged 10 years or older
[Question 25 was asked of residents aged 10 years or older]

25. Marital status

25. Marital status

The question on marital status shall only be asked to men and women household residents age 10 or more.

For person younger than 10 years, leave columns 26, 27, 28, and 29 blank then skip to the person on the following line, if there is no other person, skip to question 30.

Marital status is defined as the existence or not of conjugal relations between two persons of the opposite sex. In light of existing laws and customs, one can distinguish:

Single: is considered single any person who has never been married;

Married: is married any person united by law, custom, or religion to another person of the opposite sex;

Monogamous marriage:

Polygamous marriage with 2, 3, 4, or more women:

Divorced: is divorced any person who has severed all ties [legal or customary] that linked them to their partner and who has not remarried; however, a man in polygamous marriage who divorces one of his spouses remains married.

Widower/widow: is a widower/widow any person whose partner has died and who has not remarried; however, a man in polygamous marriage whose wife dies remains married.

Separated: is separated a person who has been abandoned or is separated from their partner, legally or not, but whose divorce has not yet been pronounced; however, a man in polygamous marriage who is separated from one of his spouses remains married.

Free union: is considered living in a free union, any person living with another person of the opposite sex without having had a civil, customary, or religious marriage celebrated.

The modality codes of the variable marital status are:

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Q: "Are you/is [the respondent] married?"

Chapter G. Only for persons 15 years old or more.
[Questions 48 and 49 were asked of all persons 15 years or older.]

48. What is your current civil status?

Chapter G. Only for those 15 years of age and older

If the person is 15 years of age or older, question 48 is presented. If younger, the interview is ended and the next person is interviewed.

Question 48. What is your current marital status?

The question is presented to the person and the corresponding oval is filled in.

F4. Only for people at least 15 years old

45. What is your civil or marital status?

F4. Only for people at least 15 years old.

45. Civil or marital status
On the census form, the question about civil or marital status is closed-ended and allows only one answer. Mark the appropriate circle or bubble.
Civil or marital status means each person's circumstance in relation to the laws or customs regarding marriage. The civil or marital status categories are:

Section A

(12 years and over)

11. Marital status

Column A11: Marital Status

Is [the respondent] currently married?

Enter the appropriate one-digit code in the shaded area:

[Diagram on page 26 omitted]

[p.27]

In the sample questionnaire on page 26, James and Anne are coded as living together (code 2) in column A11. Mimi and Molelo are under 12 years old, so the question does not apply to them and dashes are entered. Anthony and David have never been married, so they are coded 3, while Thembe was widowed a few years ago and is coded 6.

Note that James had indicated to the enumerator that Anne was his spouse, yet, in response to the question on marital status, he said that they were living together, not married, since they had never formally married. You should accept what people tell you concerning their marital status and simply record their response; do not change the relationship code in A2. If the respondent tells you that the head and his/her "spouse" are "living together".

All persons 12 years and over
[Questions A16-A26]

A20. What is [the person] marital status?

109b. Column A16-A26: These questions apply only to persons aged 12 years and more. If the person is under 12 years of age, then when you reach column A16 you should put dashes in the shaded areas for columns A16 -- A32 and proceed to the next listed person in the household.

110. Column A20: Marital status

Q: What is [the person's] marital status?

Enter the appropriate one-digit code in the shaded area:

Note that someone may indicate to you that the person is his spouse, yet, in response to the question on marital status, he said that they were living together, not married, since they had never formally married. You should accept what people tell you concerning their marital status and simply record their response; do not change the relationship code in A2 if the respondent tells you that the head and his "spouse" are "living together".

A. Person Information

Marital status
18. What is [the respondent's] marital status?

All Persons Aged 12 years and over

145. Column A18-A25
These questions apply only to persons aged 12 and years and over. If the person is less than 12 years of age, then when you reach column A16 you should put dashes in the shaded areas for columns A16-A31 and proceed to the next listed person in the household.

147. Column A19: Marital status
Q. What is the respondent's marital status?
Enter the appropriate one-digit code in the shaded area:

Only for people 10 years and older
[Applies to questions O - U]

P. If living with a partner, spouse, companion, consort, etc., indicate the nature of the union. If not living with a partner spouse, companion, consort, etc., indicate if person is:

Question P - (1st part) If the [person] lives in the company of wife, husband, common-law spouse, consort, etc. - indicate the nature of the union

Question P is divided into two distinct parts; each person age 10 or over will answer only one of the parts.
The first part will be answered only by those who live in the company of a wife or husband and refers to the nature of the union with the spouse with whom the person currently lives (on the Date of the Census).
One of the following answers should be marked:

Civil and religious marriage - for persons who are married civilly and religiously;
Only civil marriage - For those who are married civilly without there having been a religious ceremony;
Only religious marriage - For those who are married only religiously;
Other - For those who are not married either civilly or religiously.

It should be noted that a ceremony held in any religion or sect should be considered a religious wedding.

Question P - (2nd Part) If [the respondent] does not live in the company of wife, husband, common-law spouse, consort, etc. - indicate whether he or she is:
In the 2nd part of Question P (which will be answered only by those who do not live in the company of spouse), the enumerator should indicate one of the following:

[p. 33]

Single - for those who have not contracted a civil or religious matrimony and do not live in the company of spouse;
Separated - for married persons (married civilly, civilly and religiously, or only religiously) who have separated without a legal separation or a ratified divorce and do not live in the company of another spouse;
Legally separated [desquitado] - for those who have ratified this marital status and do not live in the company of another spouse;
Divorced - for those who, having married pursuant to foreign law, have obtained a divorce and do not live in the company of another spouse;
Widow or widower - for any person whose spouse has died, when they were united by a civil, a civil and religious, or only a religious marriage and do not live in the company of another spouse.

Only for people 10 years and older
[Applies to questions 18 - 22]

19. If living with a partner spouse, companion, etc., indicate the nature of the union. If not living with a partner spouse, companion, etc indicate if person is:

Question 19 - Part 1 - If the respondent lives in the company of spouse, indicate the nature of the union

(Only for persons age 10 or over)

Record the appropriate case:

Civil and religious marriage - for persons who are married civilly and religiously, including those who, although having had only a religious ceremony, pursuant to the legislation in effect, now have valid documents referring to a civil act;
Only civil marriage - For those who are married only civilly;
Only religious marriage - For those who are married only religiously in any sect or religion;
Other - for those who live maritally, without having carried out a civil or religious wedding with each other.

Question 19 - Part 2 - If the respondent does not live in the company of a spouse, indicate whether he or she is:

(Only for persons age 10 or over)

Record the appropriate case:

Single - for those who have not contracted a civil or religious matrimony and do not live in the company of spouse;
Separated - for married persons (married civilly, civilly and religiously, or only religiously) who have separated without a legal separation or a ratified divorce and do not live in the company of another spouse;
Legally separated (Desquitado) - for those who have ratified this marital status and do not live in the company of another spouse;
Divorced - for those who, having married pursuant to foreign law, have obtained a divorce and do not live in the company of another spouse;

[p. 40]

Widow or widower - for those whose spouses have died and who were united by marriage (civil, civil and religious, or only religious) or in a consensual union and do not live in the company of another spouse.

The following questions are to be filled out only for the person 10 years or older
[Applies to questions 25 -49]

26. If living with a partner - spouse, companion, etc indicate the nature of the union.

If not living with a partner spouse, companion, etc indicate if person is:

The following questions will only be filled out for persons age 10 or over, that is, those born before September 1, 1970.

[Applies to questions 25-49]

Question 26 - 1st part - If the person lives in the company of his or her spouse, indicate the nature of the marriage bond
Mark:

Question 26 - 2nd part - If the person does not live in the company of a spouse, indicate if he or she is



[p. 50]

[Questions 31 to 34 were asked of those who live or have lived in the company of a spouse, common-law husband or wife, etc.]

32. If live with partner - spouse, companion, etc., indicate the nature of the relationship

Question 32 - 1st part - if the person lives in the company of his or her spouse or common-law spouse, mark the nature of the marriage bond
Mark:

1 - Civil and religious marriage - for persons who live in the company of a spouse to whom they are married civilly and religiously, including for those who, although having had only a religious ceremony, have valid documents pursuant to the legislation in effect;
2 - Only civil marriage - for persons who live in the company of a spouse to whom they are married only civilly;

[p. 71]

3 - Only religious marriage - for persons who live in the company of a spouse to whom they are married only religiously, in any religion or sect; or
4 - Common-law marriage - for persons who live in the company of a spouse without having carried out a civil or religious marriage with this spouse.

For persons 10 years old or older (born until July 31, 1990)
[Applies to questions 4.36 - 4.61]

4.36 Do you live in the company of a spouse or partner?

For persons age 10 or over (born on or before July 31, 1990)
[Applies to questions 4.36 - 4.61]

Question 4.36 - Do you live in the company of a spouse or common-law wife or husband?

Mark, as the case may be:

For persons 10 years old or older (born until July 31, 1990)
[Applies to questions 4.36 - 4.61]

4.38 What is your marital status?

For persons age 10 or over (born on or before July 31, 1990)
[Applies to questions 4.36 - 4.61]

Question 4.38 - What is your marital status?

6. Resident characteristics

Nuptiality
For persons 10 years of age or older
[Questions 6.37 to 6.40 were asked for persons 10 years of age and older.]

6.39 What is the nature of the union?

Marriage
For residents 10 years of age or older

The purpose of this section is to know the marital status of the population, in order to conduct studies on family structures and marriage patterns.

6.39 - What was the nature of the union?
Depending on the situation, record:

4. Is this person?

5. Is this person living with a common-law partner?

The Questions
Basic population information
Question 1 (on the paper survey) asks for the name of each person in the household so that the Questions can be asked person by person.

Questions 2 to 6 provide information about the living arrangements of people in Canada, family size, the number of children living with one parent or two parents, and the number of people who live alone. This information is used for planning social programs. It is also used by communities to plan services such as daycare centers, schools and senior citizens' residences.

Your NHS questionnaire contains all the information needed to answer questions 1 to 6. If you still have questions or require further information, please visit the NHS website at www.nhs.statcan.gc.ca or phone the StatCan Help Line at 1-877-308-2777.

Question 4 -- Marital status
Mark the circle that indicates the person's current legal marital status. This does not include the person's common-law status, which is asked in a separate question.

If the person is the adult son or daughter of person 1 and still lives at home, mark the circle that most closely describes that person's marital status. Provide one response only for each person.

It is important to indicate the marital status of every person in the household-- even babies and young children. Children under age 15 should be marked as 'never legally married'.

5. Marital status ____

Write as appropriate: S single, C married, CV consensual union, V widowed, SP separated de facto or legally, A annulled
.

Column 5: Marital Status. Write down [the appropriate status for] each case, according to the following definitions:

Single: One who has ever been married and doesn't live in a marital situation [maritalmente].

Married: One who has established marital bonds (civil or religious, or both) and continues in that state.

Consensual Union: One who, without having married another person, lives in a marital union with that person.

Widow/er: One who, having been married, has had their spouse die and who has not remarried nor lives in a marital union.

De facto separated: A married person who lives separately from their spouse without a judicial ruling of legal separation or annulment of the marriage.

Legally separated: One who, having been married, lives separately, temporarily or transitionally, from their spouse due to a judicial ruling and who does not live in a marital situation.

Annulled: One who ceased to be married because their marriage was annulled by a judicial ruling, and who does not live in a marital situation.

If the first and last name of a woman who declares herself to be married don't include the last name of her spouse, the enumerator should make sure that this is the true marital status. Nevertheless, this question should be asked very discretely, as in any case where there is doubt about the reported marital status.

5. Current marital status: Only for those 12 years of age and older.

What is your current marital status?

[] 1 Married
[] 2 Consensual union
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Separated or annulled
[] 5 Single
[] 6 Unknown

Question No. 5--Current Marital Status

Only for those 12 and older

When asking this question, you should mention one marital status at a time and await a response before mentioning the next one. Be careful not to alter the order of the alternatives.

There are five marital statuses that we are interested in knowing about, and they are defined as follows:

1) Married: A person who has entered into matrimony before an appropriate authority and who lives in this state with their legal spouse.

2) Consensual Union: A person who lives maritally with another in a stable situation, without having legalized the union and who can have any of the other legal marital statuses.

3) Widowed: A person who, after the death of their spouse, has not remarried nor lives in a de facto union.

4) Separated or annulled: A person who, having been married or in a stable de facto union, doesn't live with their spouse or partner.

5) Single: A person who has never married and doesn't live maritally with another person.

For all persons

For all persons 15 or older

18. What is your marital status?

18. What is your marital status?

Read the alternatives in the order in which they appear on the questionnaire. You will ask about the marital status of the person being enumerated on the day of the census.

[The above directions refer to a picture of question 18 in this section of the enumeration form.]

For all individuals 14 years of age and older [applies to questions 10 to 16]

10. What is your current marital status?

[] 1 Married
[] 2 Consensual union
[] 3 Single
[] 4 Widowed
[] 5 Separated
[] 6 Annulled

10. What is your marital status?

Read the options in the order in which they appear on the questionnaire, asking about the current marital status of the person being enumerated.

[The above directions refer to a picture of question 10 in this section of the enumeration form.]

For all individuals 15 years of age and older

27. What is your current marital status?

Question 27

Don't forget that you have to ask about the current civil or marital status of the person being enumerated. [These instructions refer to a graphic of question 27 on the census form.]

6. Marital status code ____ _

Write accordingly, single, married, consensual union, separated, widow.

Marital status

Column No. 6 - What is your current civil state? The civil state that a person has on the census date should be registered, writing down according to the case the determination of single, married, consensual union, widowed, or separated.

It is necessary to establish clearly the current civil state of each enumerated person. This should be only one response that is registered in column 6. The corresponding civil state should be written down of all persons, even the youngest of age.

The definitions of civil state are as follows:

Single: A person is single when they have never married, and on the census date they do not live in a consensual union or as married without being so.

Married: When a person says they are married and having legalized their union with legal ties.

Consensual Union: If a person lives as married without being so, or one who lives as husband or wife without having legalized the union, they are not considered as a single person but rather as in "Consensual Union".

Separated: When a person is legally married and does not live with their spouse due to reasons other than temporary absence for work, vacation, on leave, business, etc.

Widowed: When a person declared to be widowed, has not married again and does not live in consensual union or as married without being so.

A. General characteristics (for all the persons in the household).
[Applies to questions 1 - 9]

5. What is his/her current marital status?

Section A. General characteristics

[Below the text is a form.]

Section A. General characteristics will be filled out for all the persons of a census household who spent the night of October 23 to 24 in the dwelling.

Do not forget to include newborns, minors and the elderly.
[Applies to questions 1 - 9]

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.

[p. 42]

Read the question and the alternatives in their order until obtaining an affirmative response.

For minors mark with an "x" the box "single".

Do not write down as separate of divorced persons who have to separate occasionally for reasons of work, vacation, sickness, etc.

D. For persons ten years old or more.
[Applies to questions 42 - 45]

42. Actually you are:

D. For persons 10 years old or older
[Applies to questions 42 - 45]

Question No. 42 Civil or conjugal state

[Below the text is a form.]

Mark "x" in the corresponding box.

If necessary explain the following definitions:

[p. 46]

F3. Ask these questions of all persons who are ten years old or more.

36. He/she is currently. . .

F3. Ask these questions to all persons 10 years old or older

36. Currently [the respondent] is:

This question refers to the civil or conjugal state of a person at the moment of the census. That is to say, the personal state of each individual in relation to the laws or customs of the country about matrimony.

[Below the text is a form.]

Take into account the following criteria:

For persons 10 years old or more (generated by the DMC)
[Questions 53-54 were asked of persons age 10+.]

53. [The respondent] currently: (basic)

[p. 26]

5. Marital Status

Line No. 5.- Marital State

For this characteristic you should mark the box that corresponds to the definitions that appear in the form and which are commented on here.

You should always write down the current civil state; like for example: if a person has separated from their spouse and currently lives in "Free [consensual] Union" with another, you should classify them as "Free [consensual] Union" since that is the current state.

Single: is one who never has married, except those who live in "Free [consensual] Union".

Married: is one who is legally married and lives in this state.

Widow: is one who has not married again after the death of their spouse, nor lives in "Free Union" at the moment of the Census.

[p. 45]

If a person has married again or lives in "Free Union", you should indicate the current civil state.

Divorced: one who has broken their matrimonial ties in a definite form through legal means, and also has not married again or lives in "Free Union".

Consensual Union: It is said that a couple lies in "Free Union" when without any marital ties existing that bind them, the members constitute alone or with other family members, a well defined family. This is a delicate aspect and you should proceed with tact and very gently in the interview, avoiding discussions or expressions that could spoil the success of your job.

Married Separated: is one who has separated from their spouse and does not live in free union. The separation can be de facto or separation "de cuerpos" declared by competent authority. It should not be confused with divorce, which is a total and definitive separation.

Keep in mind that the previous concepts are mutually exclusive and that therefore, you should mark only one box for each person.

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.

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

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.

[p. 42]

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.

Only for those 10 years of age and older
[Applies to question 10 - 11]

11. Marital Status

Third block of questions: only for persons 10 years old or older

The two questions that form this block should be asked only to persons who have ages of 10 years or more. If a person is found who is not this old, then you should cross out the whole block with diagonal crossed lines and go to the next person.

Question 11: Marital Status

The objective of this question for census purposes is to get the marital situation of the persons in relation with the marriage laws and customs of the country.

[Below the text is a form.]

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Ask this question in the following manner: "What is the current marital state?"

Remember that it refers to the person about whom you are requesting information.

The question offers 6 possibilities of response: "United", "Separated", "Married", "Widowed", "Divorced" and "Single".

{Types of Marital Status}

Below we will review the 6 types of Marital Status that you can find with reference to the census moment. We will try to make it so each concept is clear to you so that you carry out a correct enumeration.

If you find a person who says that their last or only marriage was annulled, classify them according to the marital state that they had before beginning the annulled marriage.

For those 12 years of age and older [Applies to questions 13-18]

13. Currently, is ____

Third Block

Only for persons 12 years old or older

Question 13: Marital Status

This question has as its objective obtaining the current marital situation of all persons 12 years old or older at the moment of the census in relation with the laws and customs of the country (not the civil state). Together with the relation or relationships, it permits identifying different family nucleuses in the same home.

[To the right of the text is a form.]

Ask the question as it appears in the questionnaire, reading each one of the alternatives until getting an affirmative response.

Six types of marital state situations have been considered:

[All marital situations end in "o(a)" indicating that the person could be man or woman.]

[Below the text of a picture of a man in a woman in two different houses.]



[Below the text is a picture of a widow.]



If a person is encountered who says that their last and only marriage was annulled, they are classified according to the marital state that they had before the annulled marriage.

Important

The following questions (14 to 18) correspond to the economic characteristics of the population 12 years old or older. This part requires a careful understanding of a series of concepts related among themselves and that should not be confused, with the purpose of collecting the correct information.

Only for people 12 years or older
[Questions 20 through 23 are asked only of persons aged 20 and older]

20. [The respondent] is currently...?

Questions 20 to 31 are asked only of people 12 years of age or older.

Question 20: Marital status

Only for people 12 years or older

20. [Name] is currently ...?

This question refers to the marital status and not the civil or legal status of the population.

Consensual union or partnership: people that live in a consensual union without having contracted legal or civil matrimony with the person with which they cohabitate. This category includes those people of the same sex that declare to be cohabitating as a couple.

Married: person that has contracted legal matrimony and lives with his/her spouse or partner, even if they do not live in the same dwelling for circumstantial reasons such as work, sickness, imprisonment, hospitalization, or other reason that does not allow them to live under the same roof; whenever the union has not been dissolved.

Separated: person that contracted legal matrimony or was in a consensual union and currently does not live with his/her spouse or partner because they dissolved the union without recurring to legal mechanisms, or solicited legal separation without having consolidated the divorce.

Divorced: person that having dissolved his/her matrimony in a legal way has not married again nor lives in consensual union.

Widowed: person that after the death of his/her spouse has not contracted matrimony again nor lives in a consensual union.

Single: person that has never married nor lived in a consensual union.

Remember that this deals with the marital status and not the civil status. Because of this you may find the case of a couple where one of the partners is legally married and the other single; in this situation, the marital status of both is "consensual union."

16. What is your civil or marital status?

(Mark only one)

For persons 12 years old or more

[] 1 Married
[] 2 Civil union
[] 3 Divorced
[] 4 Separated
[] 5 Widowed
[] 6 Single

Question 16. What is your civil or marriage state?

The objective of this question is to know the civil status or marriage status of the enumerated persons.

You should ask the question and then you should read each of the boxes so that the person can select his/her civil or marital status.

[illustration]

16. What is your civil or marriage state? (only one mark)

[] 1 Union
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Divorced
[] 4 Separated
[] 5 Widowed
[] 6 Single

You should memorize the following definitions:

Union: This is the person who lives as in a marital relationship in a stable manner with a person of the opposite sex, without a legal contract that recognizes the relationship. The conjugal status is also called consensual union.

You will mark this box if the person is found in this condition even if he/she is divorced, widowed, or if he/she is only separated from the previous spouse.

Married: This is the union of two persons of opposite sex, formally and legally recognized.

Divorced: This is person who has terminated his/her civil status as married, through the dissolution of the marriage by judicial decree and who currently does not live in a consensual union.

[Header: Instructions for the use of the Enumerator / Section IV. Information about the Person -- 66 ]

Separated: This is the person who, being legally married or in a union with another person, is currently found separated, which means that he/she does not live in a marital relationship with the person from whom he/she is not divorced, nor lives in a stable consensual union with another person.

Widow: This is the person who, being legally married or in a consensual union, has lost his/her spouse or companion through death and has not remarried nor is currently in a consensual union.

Single: This is a person who has never been legally married, nor lives in a consensual union.

Remember that the persons who declare to be married or in a union, if they live in the same household as their partner, should have the annotation in question number 3 that corresponds to this questionnaire. If the spouse does not reside in the household, it should be noted in the space designated for "Spouse of" as "00".

With this question we have concluded the part of Section IV that corresponds to persons twelve years old and more and we will begin to work with the segments of the population that are fifteen years old and more, with questions about their economic situation.

Section IV. Personal data
[Applies to questions 1-23]

For persons 12 years and older
(End of interview for persons under this age.)
[Question 16 was asked of persons age 12 and older.]

16. What is your civil and/or marital status?

Section IV. Personal Data.

For persons 12 years and older (end of interview for those under this age)

Question 16. What is your civil and/or marital status?
The purpose of the question is to determine the marital status of the listed persons. You will need to ask the question and then read each of the boxes for the person to select their civil or marital status.
You must memorize the following definitions:

Remember that people who claim to be Married or In a Civil Union, if they live in the same household with their spouse, should be marked with the corresponding number on question 3 of this Questionnaire. If the spouse does not reside in the household, "00" must be written in the space intended for "Spouse of."
This question ends the part of Section IV for those 12 years and older; from here on the survey applies only to those 15 years and older with questions about their economic situation.

All individuals
[Question 17 through 28 were asked of all individuals]

25. Marital status

4.3.2 The inside of the questionnaire: data on the household

To complete the inside of the questionnaire, you must have:

- Read and fully understand the contents of this manual.
- If any points are unclear to you, ask your team leader for an explanation.
- Know the definitions perfectly and the meaning of the abbreviations used.
- The presence of the person you are surveying to obtain reliable information. If the head of the household is absent, speak with his representative to get the necessary information.

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- Ask each person to be surveyed to present an identification document (national identification card, birth certificate, passport, driver's license, etc.) in order to quickly obtain answers to questions regarding first and last names, date of birth, etc.

Carefully follow all instructions you have been given, especially regarding how to ask the questions.

Question 25: Marital status
Marital status indicates an individual's situation with respect to marriage.

He or she is considered "married" when they are in a union that was celebrated civilly or religiously or in accordance with the traditional rites.

After conducting the interview, as applicable, circle the code that corresponds to the situation of the surveyed individual.

The possible answers are:

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How to conduct the interview about marital status.

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Residents of age 12 years and over
[Question 34 and 35 are asked of resident persons age 12+.]

34. Marital status

Question 34: Marital status
Marital status indicates a person's status in relation to marriage. Any individual whose union has been formalized in a civil or religious ceremony or according to customary rites is considered "married." After conducting the interview, select the appropriate code that corresponds to the situation of the person interviewed. For example:

Note: People who are separated are considered divorced.
A polygamist who divorces from one of his wives is not considered divorced, but remains married.

How to conduct the interview on marital status?
For each resident 12 years of age or older, ask: "Do you live with a woman (or a man)?"

6. Marital status (For those 12 years of age and older)

S = single
C = married
U.L. = consensual union
V = widowed
D = divorced
S.L. = legally separated
____

57. Question 6. Marital Status. According to the following definitions, the letter "S" is recorded for single, "C" for married ["casado"]; "U.L." for consensual union ["union libre"]; "V" for widowed ["viudo"]; "D" for divorced; and "S.L." for legally separated:

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Persons 15 years of age and older [Applies to question 6.]

6. De facto conjugal status. Does the enumerated person live in a consensual union with any person? Of how many years? duration is the union?

11.5.1 Personal characteristics. The first five questions dealing with personal characteristics are presented to persons of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest persons. The last question, relating to de facto conjugal status, is only presented to those 15 years of age and older.

All persons [Applies to questions 1-5]

5. Legal marital status. What is the legal civil marital status of the enumerated person?

11.5.1 Personal characteristics. The first five questions dealing with personal characteristics are presented to persons of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest persons. The last question, relating to de facto conjugal status, is only presented to those 15 years of age and older.

For individuals 12 years of age and older[Applies to question 65.]

65. Are you currently in a consensual union, married, separated, divorced, widowed, or single?

For all persons 12 years of age and older

Question 65: Are you currently in a consensual union, married, separated, divorced, widowed, or unmarried?

The options are read and the corresponding circle is filled in.

This information refers to the [conjugal] situation of the person at the moment of the census and not to their legal marital status.

For persons of 15 years old and more
[Questions 60-63 were asked for persons age 15+.]

60. At the present time [the respondent] is...

For people age 15 or older:

Question 60: Currently, is (NAME):

Read each option and fill in the correct answer.

1. Married. If the person is married legally (by Law) or by the church.
2. In union. If the person lives with a partner without being married legally or religiously.
3. Divorced. If the person was married and is divorced legally or religiously and has not been married or living in union with another person.
4. Widow/widower. If the person was married and his/her partner died and has not been married or living in union with another person.
5. Separated legally or religiously. If the person lived in legal union or religiously and separated from his/her partner and has not been married or living in union with another person.
6. Separated from union. If the person live in union with a partner (free union or concubinage) and now is separated and has not been married or living in union with another person.
7. Single. If a person has never been married or in union.

For people age 15 and older

55. Currently, is [the respondent]: (Read all answers and mark only one)

Question 55. Currently, is [the respondent]:
This question is designed to establish the marital status of the informant. The marital status is different from the civil situation of the relationship. In the Dominican Republic there are only two categories of marital status: single and married. However, in demographic terms what is important is the civil situation, which has the following categories: separated, divorced, widow/widower, separated from a civil union, married, living together and single.

• Separated legally or religiously represents the status of a person who is legally or religiously married, but that currently is separated from his/her partner and does not have another partner.
• Divorced is the person who was married but is legally divorced from his/her partner and currently does not have another partner.
• Widow/widower is the person who was married but his/her partner is deceased and currently does not have another partner.
• Separated from a civil union is the person who was in union with a partner but currently does not have a partner.

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• Living together is a person that currently is living together with a person in civil union or by consent.
• Single (Never married or in a civil union) is the person that does not have a partner and was never married or in a civil union with anybody.

Only for those 12 years of age and older
[Applies to items 14 through 18]

IX. (14) Marital Status

Column 14: Marital status. In this column record the information for people 12 years old and up, according to the marital status stated by the person being enumerated, that is: single, married, divorced, widowed, consensual union (de facto), in accordance with the definitions given on this subject.

E. Marital status

D. Marital and fertility characteristics

[This is the second section D. in the enumerator's manual. On the enumeration form, this section has the title "fertility characteristics."]

Question No. 21

[The following directions refer to a graphic representing question 21, "what is your marital or conjugal status?", in this section of the enumeration form.]

Read each one of the alternatives and ask all members of the census household who are 12 or older in which of them they classify themselves. Mark the corresponding box.

[Note that this question corresponds to question 19 (in section E. marital status) on the enumeration form. The enumeration form includes two response options ("separated" and "unknown") that do not appear in the enumerator's manual.]

E. Marital Status

For all individuals 12 years of age and older

21. Are you in a consensual union, single, married, divorced, widowed, or separated?

[] 1 Consensual union
[] 2 Single
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widowed
[] 6 Separated
[] 9 Unknown

E. Marital or conjugal status

This question is for men and women 12 years of age and older.

Question 21. Are you in a consensual union, single, married, divorced, widowed or separated?

Read the question as it is written. Mark the box corresponding to the answer given.

For all individuals 12 years of age and older
[Applies to question 23.]

23. Are you currently: In a consensual union, single, married, divorced, widowed or separated? Mark only one box.

Question 23. Currently, are you: in a consensual union, single, married, divorced, widowed, or separated?

This question is the last question on the form and is for all persons 14 years old or more.

Always ask the question, under no condition should you suppose the civil or marital status of the persons being enumerated. Remember that you are finding out the current civil or marital status. For example: if a person was married and currently is in a consensual union, mark an X in box 1, consensual union.

Currently, are you: in a consensual union, single, married, divorced, widowed, or separated?
Mark only one box.

[ ] 1 In a consensual union
[ ] 2 Single
[ ] 3 Married
[ ] 4 Divorced
[ ] 5 Widowed
[ ] 6 Separated
[ ] 9 Don't know

28. Currently, are you: in a consensual union, single, married, divorced, widowed, or separated? Mark only one box.

[ ] 1 In a consensual union
[ ] 2 Single
[ ] 3 Married
[ ] 4 Divorced
[ ] 5 Widowed
[ ] 6 Separated
[ ] 9 Don't know

For all people 12 years of age and older

E. Marital or conjugal status

Question 28.- Are you currently in a consensual union, single, married, divorced, widowed or separated?

[There is a picture of question 28 from this section of the enumeration form.]

Always ask this question. In no case should you assume the marital or conjugal status of a person being enumerated. Remember that the current marital or conjugal status is being investigated. Example: If a person was married and currently is in a consensual union, mark box 1, In a consensual union, with an x.

[There is a drawing of a man wearing a ring and the box for "married" is checked.]

[Pages. 58-59 were not translated into English.]

Persons twelve years old and older
[Questions 34-35 were asked of people 12 years and older.]

34. [The respondent] is currently:

[Section 4]

Step 15: Continue with section 4, information about the population / E: Marital status and social security.

[A copy of section 4E of the census questionnaire is omitted here.]

Tips:

• Follow the sequencial order of the questions.
• Remember that these questions are for persons twelve years old and older.
• Marital status of the person who holds the position of head of household should be the same as his/her spouse; therefore, you will register the current marital status of the persons.
• The persons who do not contribute to the agricultural insurance and are only beneficiaries of the same should register alternative 7 (does not contribute).
• Pay attention to the indications of question 35.

V. Information on members of the household

1. All persons

5. What is your current marital status?

5. Marital status
What is your marital status?

Marital status is understood as the situation of each person with regard to the laws or family customs for marriage or common law marriage that exist in the country. For the identification of marital status the following definitions should be taken into account:

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• Children younger than 12: This includes all people, children and youth, who are younger than age 12.
• Consensual union: This is a person who is not legally married to the person he/she cohabitates with in a stable manner.
• Married: This is a person who is legally married to their spouse.
• Widow/widower: This is a person who, after their marriage with their partner, whether through legal or common-law marriage, is not married and does not live with a spouse.
• Separated: This is a person who is separated from their spouse of legal or common marriage and doesn't live with another partner.
• Divorced: This is a person who, having legally dissolved their marriage, has not married again nor do they live with a partner.
• Single: This is a person who has never been married nor lived with a partner.

[Questions 13-24 are for persons age 10 or older]

13. What is your marital status?

[Questions 13-24 are for persons age 10 or older. If the person is younger than 10, end the interview and cross out the corresponding page]

Question 13: What is your marital status?
"Marital status" is understood to mean each person's status with respect to the laws or customs related to matrimony or cohabitation in this country.
Take the following definitions into account to help you identify marital status:

Section 3: Details of persons in the household

[Questions 21-25 were asked of long form respondents' age 10+.]

25. What is [the respondent]'s current marital status?

Question 25:- What is [the respondent's] current marital status?

Every member of the household whose age is 10 years and above are asked currently married or not. People who live together as husband and wife and who regard themselves as husband and wife should be recorded as married. The marriage may be taken place either legal, religious or traditional basis or those married persons should live together as husband and wife. The answer for this question must be accepted as given by the respondent and not to question the legal aspect of the marital status. Thus, it is the respondent who defines his/her marital status. The relevant codes to be marked for the various marital status categories are:

For all persons
[Questions D1-D18 were asked of all persons.]

D6. What is [person's] marital status?

For all persons
[Question D1 through D9 were asked of all persons.]

[D6] What is this person's marital status? _ _

[6. The rest of the questionnaire is for persons age 14 or older.]

7. Are you living with a partner (living as a couple)?

[6. The rest of the questionnaire is for persons age 14 or older.]

8. What is your legal marital status?

Individual form

6) The following portion of the questionnaire is for individuals age 14 or older.

7) Do you live with a partner?

Individual form

6) The following portion of the questionnaire is for individuals age 14 or older.

8) What is your legal marital status?

P10 Marital status: What is (name's) current marital status?

If (name) is 12 years or older:

[] 1 Married
[] 2 Informal/loose union/living together
[] 3 Separated
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widowed
[] 6 Never married (single)

P10 Marital status: "If (name) is 12 years or older", what is (name's) current marital status?

Question P10 is to be asked of persons who are 12 years or older. Six main options, "Married", "Informal/Loose union/living together", "Separated", "Divorced", "Widowed", "Never married (Single)" have been provided. Only one answer must be marked and your answer must refer to marital status at Census Night.

Married: are persons who at the reference time (26th March 2000) had marriage partners whether they were staying in the same house or not. "Married" includes persons in all types of marriages e.g. civil, traditional and common law.

Occasionally, you may come across a respondent who has been divorced or widowed before his or her present marriage. You must treat such a person as married now. Enter code 1 and mark X in the appropriate box for all such persons.

Informal/loose union/living together: Write 2 in the cross check header code and mark an X in the box for this if a relationship has been contracted by two adults and living together without civil or traditional recognition.

Separated: Enter code 3 and mark an X for all persons who because of a dispute or other reasons were no longer staying as "married partners" but whose marriage had not been declared customarily or legally dissolved. Note that the mere fact that the two married partners are not staying in the same house does not necessarily mean that the two are separated. Normally a "Separated" person has his/her case before the "elders of one of the families" or before a law court. A separation need not lead to a divorce.

Divorced: Enter code 4 and mark X for all persons who at the reference time have had their marriage formally annulled - either in court or by custom and have not remarried.

Widowed: Enter code 5 and mark X for persons who at the reference time had lost their marriage partners through death and have not remarried.

Never married (single): Write and mark X for persons who have never been married.

[Questions P00-P20 were asked for persons in both the household and non-household populations.]

Marital status: Answer for persons 12 years and older.
P10. What is [the respondent's] current marital status?

P10. Marital status: What is (name)'s current marital status?
Question P10 is to be asked of persons who are 12 years or older. Six categories, "never married", "informal/consensual union/living together", "married", "separated", "divorced", "widowed", have been provided. The answer that is given must refer to the respondent's marital status as at Census Night.

C. Enumeration form of person

5. Legal marital status.

Question 5 "Legal marital status"
The legal marital status is to be recorded. The respondent's answer is to be recorded with X. Persons cohabiting but not registered they are to state their legal marital status. Cohabitation is a private agreement signed with a notary, in which two heterosexual adults organize their coexistence.

General characteristics
[For all persons]

5. Marital status

General characteristics

Ask these questions for all of the persons, independent of their age or other situation:

Question 5: Civil status

For this characteristic, you should mark the box that corresponds according to the definitions that appear on the form and with the given information in the following paragraphs.

Take into account that for persons who are younger than 14 years old, you should mark the small box 6 with an X, indicating for persons 14 years old or older the civil status that corresponds to them (single, married, consensual union, divorced, etc.).

In any case, you should write the current civil status. For example, if a person has separated from his or her spouse and currently lives in a consensual union with another person, he or she should be classified as "consensual union" because this is the civil status on the census date.

Single is the person who has never contracted legal marriage, excepting those who live in consensual unions who are living in "consensual union."

Married is the person who contracted legal marriage and continues in it, even when at the date of the census they are separated but without having divorced. In consequence, in this group you should include the "married but separated" and those who have legalized their "common-law marriage."

"Consensual union" refers to a couple who lives in a consensual union without the tie of any marriage, its member constitute it, alone or with their relatives, as a well-defined family. It is a delicate question, for which you should proceed with tact during the interview, avoiding discussions or expressions that can ruin the work.

Widow is that person who has not contracted legal matrimony since that date of death of his or her spouse, nor is living in a consensual union at the census day. If the person has remarried or lives in a consensual union, you should indicate his or her current civil status.

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Divorced is the person who has dissolved his or her marriage in definitive form through the legal process, as long as he or she has not remarried or does not live in a consensual union.

In the investigation of this aspect, in general some factors come up, derived from the tendency to maintain certain social prestige, which make it difficult to have a clear idea of the true situation. The enumerator should avoid suggesting answers to the informant, especially in the cases of the person who is divorced or in a consensual union. In this way, he or she will avoid causing an unfavorable environment for the interviewer, when the informant is susceptible in this sense.

When two persons inform that they are married, but the wife, when giving her name, does not add the last name of the husband, it is convenient to clarify if they are really married or not, since in some places the wives do not have the custom of taking the husband's name. If you confirm that they are married, following the last name of the woman you will write the last name of the husband preceded by "of."

For this reasons, and always when the enumerator suspects that the informants are not married, you should find out, with much caution, the true situation, without insisting in a way that could displease the informant, which is a situation that could be counterproductive for the rest of the investigation.

A - Personal characteristics
(For all individuals)

5. Marital status

A) Personal characteristics (for all persons)

Question 5: marital status

1. How to ask the question:
Ask, "Are you single, married, cohabiting, widowed, or divorced?"

The following definitions will help you categorize each person correctly according to his or her marital status:

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a. Single: this person has never been married and is not cohabiting.

b. Married: this person is married, even if he or she is separated (but not divorced) on the census date.

c. Cohabiting: this person (single, divorced or widowed) is living in a consensual relationship with another person and has established a family with that person, without any legal matrimonial ties.

d. Widowed: this person was married and whose spouse died. The person has not remarried and is not cohabiting.

e. Divorced: this is a person whose marriage was legally dissolved by a qualified authority. The person has not remarried and is not cohabiting.

It is not necessary to ask this question of persons younger than 13; simply mark an "X" in the box for single.

2. How to record the answer:
The different categories are mutually exclusive, so you should mark an "X" in only one box according to the marital status of the enumerated person.

3. Example:
[This box contains question 5 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]

VII. People in the census household

For all individuals
[Questions 1 - 8 were asked for all persons]

5. Current marital status

A. First block: personal characteristics (for all persons)

This part of the census form is designed to study the composition of the population according to the following characteristics: relationship to the head of household, sex, age, marital status, maternal orphanhood, ethnicity, and disabilities.

Questions 1-8 are presented to all enumerated persons, without exception, following the specific instructions presented below:

Question 5: current marital status

1. How to formulate the question

Are you married, living in a consensual union, unmarried, widowed, divorced, or separated?

The following definitions will help the enumerator to correctly classify each person according to their marital status at the date of the census:

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a) Married: Those who have entered into a legal marriage and live with their spouse; that is, they are not widowed, divorced, or separated.

b) In union (consensual union): Those who are not legally married but who live in a consensual or de facto union with another person.

c) Single: Those who have never entered into a legal marriage and do not live in a consensual union.

d) Divorced or separated from a marriage or consensual union: Those whose marriage has been legally dissolved or those who are separated from their spouse and who have not remarried or entered into another consensual union.

It is not necessary to ask this question to those under 13 years of age; in these cases, "3. single" is marked.

2. How to record the data

The different categories are mutually exclusive, therefore, only the number corresponding to the marital status of the enumerated person is marked.

3. Example:

[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 5 of the census form]

VII. People in the census household

4. Current marital status

3.3.4 Section VII: Persons in the census household

The first seven questions sets in this section refer to family relationship, age, sex, current marital status, ethnic group, death of mother and disability.

Questions 8-12 refer to the person's migration and ethnic characteristics. Only questions 11 and 12 are for persons aged three and older.

Questions 13-15 refer to literacy, level of education and attendance at school and are intended for persons aged seven and older.

The four following questions (16-19) refer to the person's type of economic activity, principal employment, branch of activity, and occupational category. They are also intended for persons aged seven and older.

The last five questions (20-24) cover fertility, and are intended only for females aged 12 and older.

The housing form has enough space to record a maximum of ten person, and so the section is repeated an equal number of times. The information about each person who spends the night in the homeless shelter should be written in the same order as they were listed in section V, "list of persons."

If the homeless shelter has more than ten persons, use an additional form.

Section VII is designed to allow you to record the complete information about one person. Write the person's order number in the grid space according to the list in section V. Spell out completely the first names and complete surnames of each person.

4. Current marital status
If the person is 12 or older, ask, "What is your current marital status?"
If the person, male or female, is less than 12, do not ask this question and mark an X in the circle corresponding to option 1, "less than 12 years old."

[A graphic of box 4, "current marital status," is reproduced on the left-hand side of the page.]

The following definitions will help you determine a person's current marital status:

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Mark an X in the appropriate circle.

Chapter VII. Characteristics of the people

For persons 12 years and older
[Question 21 is for persons 12 years and older]

21. What is your marital status?

Section 7: Individual characteristics

This section records individual information for a maximum of ten people - those listed in section 6, "total number of persons in the household." If there are more than ten people in the census household use as many additional forms as necessary.

[A graphic of the "individual characteristics", located at the top of section 7 of the census form, is included here.]

Person number: In the grid spaces on the upper left side of the form, write the number that corresponds to the person according to the order from the list of persons in section VI. The head of household is number 1.

Name: In the appropriate space, write the name of each of the persons who make up the household according to the order in which they appear on the list in question 3 of section VI. Begin with the head of household and continue writing according to the order established.

Information supplied by respondent: This is when the person interviewed gives information about his/her own self. Fill in the appropriate oval according to the information you receive.

Questions 1-11 should be asked for all permanent residents of the household in the dwelling.

Question 21 is for persons aged 12 and over.

21. Current marital status
Ask, "What is the person's current marital status?"

[A graphic of question 21, from section 7 of the census form, is included here.]

Cohabiting: This person is cohabiting with another person.

Married: This person is legally married and lives with his/her spouse, i.e. is not widowed, divorced, or separated.

Divorced or separated: This is a person whose marriage was legally dissolved or is separated from his/her spouse and has not married again and does not cohabit with anyone.

Widowed: This is a person who was married, whose spouse has died, and who has not re-married and is not cohabiting.

Single: This person has never married and is not cohabiting with anyone.

Resident population aged 12 years and above
[Question P19 was asked of persons aged 12 years and above.]

P19 Marital status

Column P19: Marital Status
The marital status of an individual is his/her status with respect to marriage. By marriage is understood any union established between a man and a woman before the state, the Church, an Imam, or concluded according to customary or traditional rules.

Thus any person declaring that he/she is married must be considered as such.

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For this variable, the National Census Bureau (BNR) distinguishes 6 basic modalities: single, married, co-habiting, divorced, separated and widowed.

1) A single person is anyone who has never entered into a marriage contract or a conjugal union. He/she has no spouse at the date of the census. Record this as "J Ma ____ 0."
2) A married person is any person who has been married at least once in his/her life and who, at the date of the census, has a spouse or, in the case of men, one or several spouses. Record this as "Mar_ _ _ /_ _ _/." In the box across from "Mar" indicate the number of spouses he presently has if it's a man, and if it's a woman indicate her rank in the number of spouses (i.e., 1st, 2nd, 3rd spouse of her husband).
3) Cohabitation is a consensual union in which neither party claims that they are bound by marriage. They declare themselves to be in such an arrangement.
4) A divorced person is anyone who was previously married and whose marriage was dissolved by reasons other than the death of the spouse, and who is presently without a spouse.
5) Separation is when 2 people who are bound by marriage no longer live together because of disagreement caused by a variety of reasons. It is not yet a question of divorce, properly speaking, but of a stage in married life which most often ends in divorce. Anyone in this situation is considered as separated.
6) A widow or widower, is any person who was previously married and whose marriage was dissolved following the death of the spouse, and who is currently alone without a spouse.

Please note: a polygamous man who has lost one of his wives, either through divorce or death, is still married. What changes is the number of spouses, which has decreased by one.

Ask the following question of all residents of the household aged 12 or more:

"Have you ever been married?"
a) If the answer is no, you are dealing with the case of a single person, a person who has never been married -- "J Ma--0." Circle the code "0."
b) If the answer is yes, ask for confirmation of the marriage or marriages.

"Are you still married?"
If the answer is yes, ask:
a) For men: "How many wives do you currently have?"
b) For women: "Are you the 1st, the 2nd, the 3rd . . . spouse of your current husband?

Write the number indicated in the box located across from "Mar," if the number is less than or equal to 5. If it is more than 5, write 5.

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If the answer is no, the person is no longer married and does not have a spouse. Ask him/her if he/she is widowed, divorced or separated and circle the number of the appropriate code.

III. Individual characteristics

Residents of 12 years or more
[Questions P26 and P27 were asked of resident persons 12 years or more.]

P27. Marital status

3. Marital status
Single having never been married or been in an arranged marriage, married in legitimate civil or religious union,
[Rest of this line is illegible]

[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Long-term domestic partner
[] 4 Widow(er)
[] 5 Divorced

Column 3- Marital Status: Write an 'x' in the appropriate box according to the response given.

a) Single. A single person is anyone who has never been married and who does not live with a domestic partner.

b) Married. Include in this category anyone who is still bound by legal ties

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(religious or civil).

c) Living in a Long-term Unmarried Relationship [placé]. Placé means any person living in a domestic partnership or declaring themselves to be in a domestic partnership.

Even if the person has been married, he or she must be considered as living in a domestic partnership [placé] if he/she has left his/her legal partner to cohabit with an unmarried partner. The goal of this question is to find out the true marital status of the individual at the time of the census. Make sure that the husband lives in the same dwelling as the domestic partner [concubine] before writing that he is living in a long-term unmarried relationship [placé].

d) Widow(er): Put any person whose spouse is deceased in this category.

e) Divorced: Consider any person whose marriage has been legally dissolved and who is not cohabiting with an unmarried partner as divorced. Any person in the process of getting a divorce or whose divorce has not yet been granted should still be considered 'married', even if he/she is legally separated by a legal judgment.

For example, a married person is classified as follows:
1. [ ] Single
2. [X] Married
3. [ ] Long-term domestic partner Placé, etc.

5. Marital status: Is this person single, married, cohabiting, divorced, etc.?

[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Cohabiting
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widow(er)
[] 9 Undeclared

Question 5: Marital status
66. The marital status designates the situation of a person in regards to the laws of his/country concerning marriage. The categories below have been adopted. List as:

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1. Single: All people who have never been married and who have never had a partner.
2. Married: All people still united by the ties of a legitimate union (civil or religious or both.)
3. Partners: Any person living in a "common law marriage" union, meaning as lovers.
4. Divorced: Any person whose marriage has been dissolved by the decision of a judge and who is not married again to someone else. Check partners for a divorced person living with someone but not married.
5. Widowed: Any person previously married whose spouse is deceased and who is not remarried or living with someone.
6. Separated from marriage: Any person in a legal or de facto separation. Any person in "the middle of a divorce" or whose divorce has not yet been pronounced but who is not living with someone else.
7. Separated from a partner: Any person who was in a de facto union, meaning who was living with a partner, and who at the time of the census is no longer in this situation and is living alone.
8. Not declared: Include here any person for whom the marital status is not declared.
9. Other: Include all marital situations that are not included in the categories listed above.

F3. Population aged 10 and older
[Questions 21-28 were asked for individuals 10 years of age and older.]

21. Is this person currently:

General Characteristics

5. Marital Status
Write as appropriate:

Column number 5: Marital Status
Write in this column the marital status of all enumerated persons in the Census Day, using the following words:

Single: those who have never married, including minors. Excluded from this group are those who are not married but live in a consensual union.

Married: those who have been legally married at the time of enumeration. Include in this group those who are married but are not living with their spouse, only if they are not living in a consensual union with another person.

Consensual union: one who lives in a state of marriage without having been legally married.

Widowed: one whose spouse has passed away and who has not remarried or entered into a consensual union.

Divorced: one whose marriage has ended through a legal divorce and who has not remarried or entered into a consensual union.

A. - Personal and Geographic Characteristics (For all people resident in the dwelling)

5. Are you married, in a consensual union, single, divorced, or widowed?

A) Personal and Geographic Characteristics

This section is for all residents in the dwelling. It is intended to find out information about the composition of the population according to their relationship with the head of household, sex, age, civil status, whether the mother is alive, place of birth, year of arrival in the country, nationality, and permanent residence in 1969.

Ask questions 1-9 of everyone who is enumerated, without exception and according to the detailed instructions below.

Question set 5: Are you/is the person married, co-habiting, single, divorced or widowed?

The following definitions will help you categorize each person correctly according to his/her civil or marital status.

A) Married. This is a person who has entered into matrimony, even though he/she may be separated but not divorced on the census date. Within this category the following information is of interest:

If a person is married but living with another person because he is separated from his legal wife, check off box 3, co-habiting with a companion who lives in the dwelling.

B) Cohabiting. This is a person (single, divorced or widowed) who lives in a consensual relationship with another person and has established a family with that person, without any legal matrimonial ties. Within this category the following information is of interest:

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Be very careful when enumerating persons who were cohabiting and are now living apart as they tend to declare themselves single. Check off box 5 for these people (co-habiting living apart).

C) Single (box 6). This is a person who has never been married and who is not cohabiting and has not cohabited.

D) Divorced (box 7). This is a person whose marriage was legally dissolved by a qualified authority. The person has not remarried and is not cohabiting.

E) Widowed (box 8). This is a person whose spouse has died. The person has not remarried and is not cohabiting.

The categories are mutually exclusive. Therefore, check off only one box according to the civil or marital status of the person being enumerated.

B. Educational characteristics

18. What is your current marital status?

18. What is your current marital status?
Each of the following alternatives is read and an "X" is marked in the corresponding circle.

Be aware that:

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Section F. Characteristics of the persons

For persons 12 years old or more
[Question 17 was asked of persons aged 12 years or older]

17. What is your current marital status?

For persons 12 years old and older
[Questions 17 was asked of persons aged 12 years or older]

Question 17: What is your current marital status?
Read each of the alternatives that appear in the form, and mark the corresponding box.

You should take into account that we want to register the conjugal status of the persons at the census moment, independent of the legal situation.

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10. Do you live in cohabitation?

[] 0 No
[] Yes, with present partner

_ _ _ _ Year _ _ Month

10. In cohabitation, it is not necessary for the partners to live in common dwelling in this respect.

Question 10: Do you live in cohabitation?

The denomination "living in consensual partnership" refers to persons declaring themselves as living in lasting cohabitation without legal marriage; they might live together either on the place of enumeration or not in the same dwelling. If a person is marked as consensual partner the table on the 4th page of the dwelling questionnaire, answer should be given here by marking the year and month of the commencement of the cohabitation.

Personal questionnaire

I. Demography

[Questions 1 through 3 were asked of all persons]

[Questions 12.1 and 12.2 are asked of persons in a cohabiting partnership]
12. Do you have a cohabiting partner?

I. Demography

12. Do you have a cohabiting partner?
The question refers to both registered or recorded or unregistered or unrecorded cohabiting partnership.

A person living in cohabiting partnership lives together with a partner without marriage permanently in a relationship similar to marriage, irrespectively of his/her sex, marital status and the fact whether he/she lives with the partner in the same household at the reference date of the census.

In case of no answer, continue at question 13.

Personal questionnaire

I. Demography

[Questions 1 through 3 were asked of all persons]

10. What is your legal marital status?

I. Demography

10. What is your legal marital status?
The legal marital status must be taken into account. Also the legal marital status has to be marked in case of cohabiting partnership.

[Questions 1.6-1.8 for persons 16 years old and older only]

1.8 Are you/is [the respondent] currently living with a common-law partner?

5.45 Questions 1.6-1.8: Marital and union status
[Persons age 16 and older. If, however, it is clear that the individual although younger than 16 years is married (as for example among Hindus), then ask the questions and make a note in the visitation record]

Marital status refers to the legal status of the relationship, while union status refers to the actual type of relationship in which a person may be involved. A man or woman can be involved in either of the following relationships:

(1) He or she could be legally married and living with the person to whom he or she is married.

(2) He or she could be living with a partner to whom he or she is not legally married. This is referred to as living common-law.

5.48 Question 1.8.

[Questions 1.6-1.8 for persons 16 years old and older only]

1.6 What is your/ [the respondent's] legal marital status? For example, are you/is [the respondent] married, divorced, widowed or never married?

5.45 Questions 1.6-1.8: Marital and union status
[Persons age 16 and older. If, however, it is clear that the individual although younger than 16 years is married (as for example among Hindus), then ask the questions and make a note in the visitation record]

Marital status refers to the legal status of the relationship, while union status refers to the actual type of relationship in which a person may be involved. A man or woman can be involved in either of the following relationships:

(1) He or she could be legally married and living with the person to whom he or she is married.

(2) He or she could be living with a partner to whom he or she is not legally married. This is referred to as living common-law.

5.46 Question 1.6

Persons aged 15 years and over
[Question 10 was asked of persons aged 15 years and over.]

10. Marital status

[] 1 Never married
[] 2 Registered married
[] 3 Not registered married
[] 4 Widowed
[] 5 Divorced
[] 6 Separated

Number of a wife (husband) __

Question 10. Marital status

This question is usually asked of persons aged 15 years and over, in which case the code corresponding to one of the prompts given is to be circled.

Code 1 "Never married" is to be circled for persons who never were in a registered or in a common law (unregistered) marriage.
Code 2 "Registered marriage" is to be circled for persons presently married, with their marriage being registered with the Civil Registry Office.
Code 3 "Unregistered marriage" (common law marriage) is to be encircled for persons presently married without registration with the Civil Registry Office.
Code 4 "Widowed" is to be encircled for persons who were married earlier (whether their marriage registered or not), but whose marriage stopped because of the death of the spouse and who have not remarried.
Code 5 "Divorced" is to be encircled for persons who were earlier in a registered marriage, but at the moment are unmarried with their divorce being registered with the Civil Registry Office.
Code 6 "Separated" is to be encircled for persons who were earlier in a registered marriage, but at the moment are unmarried and do not jointly keep the house, with their divorce not registered yet with the registry office, as well as for persons who were earlier in unregistered marriage, but at the moment has been separated.

For those married (codes 2 or 3) the serial number under which his wife (husband) is recorded within the dwelling is to be entered in a special box, i.e. the number specified against her/his name in column 1 of the List of residents in dwelling if the wife (husband) is a permanent resident in this household.

For persons under 15 years of age the answer to this question is usually not completed. Only if a person questioned does insist on his/her marriage, the corresponding code should be marked.

10. Marital status
(persons 15 years and over)

[] 1 Never married
[] 2 Registered married
[] 3 Not registered married
[] 4 Widowed
[] 5 Divorced
[] 6 Separated

No. of wife [or] husband (from column 1 of the form [1]) _ _

Question 10. Marital status (for persons aged 15 and over)

To be filled in for persons aged 15 and over.
Code 1 "never married" is to be encircled for persons who have never been either in a registered or in an unregistered (common law) marriage.
Code 2 "registered marriage" is to be encircled for persons presently married, with their marriage being registered with the Civil Registry Office.
Code 3 "unregistered marriage" (common law marriage) is to be encircled for persons presently married without registration with the Civil Registry Office.
For those married (codes 2 or 3), the enumerator is to specify in a special box the number of spouse assigned him/her in column 1 of the List of residents (the same number is specified against the family name in the spouse's enumeration form).
Code 4 "widowed" is to be encircled for persons who were married earlier (whether their marriage registered or not), but whose marriage stopped because of the death of the spouse and who have not remarried.
Code 5 "divorced" is to be encircled for persons who were earlier in a registered marriage, but at the moment are unmarried with their divorce being registered with Civil Registry Office.
Code 6 "separated" is to be encircled for persons who were earlier in a registered marriage, but at the moment are unmarried and do not jointly keep the house, with their divorce not registered with the registry office, as well as for persons who were earlier in unregistered marriage, but at the moment do not jointly keep the house.
This question is not to be addressed to persons under 15 years of age. Only if a person questioned does insist on his/her marriage, the corresponding code should be marked.

B. For all persons in the household

Q6. Marital status

4.2 Part B: Use for all households.

Q6: Marital status
Refers to the marital status of the household members: married, never married, divorced or separated, living together, and widowed. The determination of marital status is based on the following:

 
The surveyor must write down the answers given by the interviewee and not ask for legal documents about the marital status. If the interviewee answered "single," you have to continue to ask if the single status means he/she has never been married or is single because of the divorce. You will have to highlight in black on the box according to the answer code defined in the questionnaire.

Section B. List of household members

6. What is (the respondent's) marital status?

Part B of the questionnaire
For all persons

76. Column 6. Marital status

P06. Marital Status

Population age twelve or older
[Questions P29-P30 were asked for persons age 12+.]

P29) Martial status

Questions P29 to P33 are for people aged 12 years or older. Questions P31 to P33 are only for women aged 12 to 49 years.

6.2.3.28 Marital status (Column P29)
The agent asks the following question: "What is (name)?s marital status?." Before asking, the agent already has an idea of marital status from the asked in questions in P2 (order) and P4 (relationship). Marital status is marriage vis-à-vis the laws and customs of the country. The agent records the code corresponding to the reported marital status.

Because marital status is marriage under the laws of his/her country, you may find specific situations for foreigners. The agent must enter the code closest to the reported status.

In strict confidence
Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius

Night of 1-2 July 1990

Notice

1. Persons by whom the return is to be made
In the case of:

2. Persons in respect of whom the return is to be made

3. Legal provisions

4. Completion of the form

5. Collection of the form

Before completing the census form, please consult the guide which is in both English and French.

Declaration
I declare that the information in this return is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Please do not write anything in the boxes
Complete a line for every person present on Census night (1-2 July 1990) and also for every person who usually lives in the household but was absent on Census night.
See instructions in section 2 on front page.

12 Marital status ____

7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form
The Census form has to be filled in completely by the head of the household.
A household is either one person living alone, or a group of persons, who may or may not be related, but who live together and make common provision for food and other essentials for living. The head of household is any adult member, whether male or female, who is acknowledged as head by the other members.

The census form can contain information for up to 10 persons. If there are more than ten persons, continue on a new form which can be obtained from the Census enumerator. Please note that nothing should be written in the shaded boxes [][]: they are reserved for inserting codes.

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After completing the form, have it ready so that the enumerator can collect it on Monday 2 July 1990 or soon after. If you are not sure how to complete any of the entries, please ask the enumerator to help you when he or she calls. He or she will also check your answers and ask any questions necessary to complete the form and correct inaccurate entries.

Column 12
Marital status
Write as appropriate:

Please note that widowed (W) and separated (SEP) can apply to a person who had been previously married, either civilly or religiously, and also to a person who had been in a free union. However, divorced (D) can apply only to a person who had been married civilly, or civilly as well as religiously.

[Population census form]

12. Marital status _

7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form

Column 12 - Marital status
Write as appropriate:

Please note that widowed (W) and separated (SEP) can apply to a person who had been previously married, either civilly or religiously, and also to a person who had been in a free union. However, divorced (D) can apply only to a person who had been married civilly, or civilly as well as religiously.

Individual form

P13. Marital status

6. Population census topics and their usefulness

P13 - Marital status
Marital status is essential for the analysis of other characteristics of the population, and also for planning of services needed by special groups such as single-parent families and elderly widowed persons living alone.

8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire

P13 - Marital status
[figure omitted]

Shade the appropriate box. Please note that:

"Widowed" and "Separated" can apply to a person who had been previously married, either civilly or religiously, and also to a person who had been in a free union. However, "Divorced" can apply only to a person who had been married civilly, or civilly as well as religiously.
If more than one response applies, shade the box that shows the marital status most closely as at Census Night. For instance if a divorced person is living in a free union with another person, then his/her marital status should be recorded as "6 - In a union but not married religiously or civilly" but not as "1 - Divorced (not remarried)".

Civil Status

[] 23. Single
[] 24. Married - civil ceremony
[] 25. Married - religious ceremony
[] 26. Consensual Union
[] 27. Widowed
[] 28. Legally divorced

Civil State

Column 23. Single. When the person being enumerated has never been married, and on the census date does not live in a free union, an (X) should be made in column 23.

Column 24. Civilly married. Make an (X) when the [P. 23] enumerated person declares that they are civilly married.

Column 25. Married by the church. Make an (X) when the enumerated person declares that are in a religious marriage. If they are in a civil marriage as well as a religious marriage make an (X) in column 24 and column 25.

Column 26. When two enumerated persons, male and female, declare that they live in a marital arrangement with another person, without having entered into a civil or religious marriage, make an (X) in this column.

Column 27. Widow. A person who has lost their spouse by death (with whom they were married civilly or religiously), has not remarried, nor lives in a free union, is considered a widow. In this case, make an (X) in this column.

Column 28. Legally divorced. Make an (X) in this column when the enumerated person declares that they are divorced, that is, that their marriage has been dissolved by a firm sentence of divorce dictated by the competent authorities, and who has not remarried, nor lives in a free union.

For persons twelve years old or more

12. Marital status

What is the current martial status of this person? Mark with an X

Marital Status

Column 12

This regards finding out the marital status of all people, men or women, 12 years old or above in the census moment.

To clear up any possible doubt, the following definitions should be kept in mind:

1. A person civilly and religiously married is one who has entered into marriage in accordance with the civil law and by any religion, and lives with their spouse; that is to say, that has not been widowed, nor has divorced or separated.

2. A person who is civilly married only is one who has entered into marriage only by law and who lives with their spouse; that is to say, that has not been widowed, nor has divorced or separated.

3. A person religiously married only is one who has entered into marriage only by religion and who lives with their spouse; that is to say, that has not been widowed, nor has annulled their marriage, nor has separated.

4. A person who lives in a consensual union is one who lives a marriage-like life with another person as if they were married, without having entered into a civil or religious marriage.

5. A widow is one who has lost their spouse or companion to death, and has not remarried, nor lives in a consensual union.

6. A divorced person is one who, having been civilly married, separated themselves by way of a divorce decree dictated by the competent authority, and has not remarried, nor lives in a consensual union.

7. A separated person is one who lives separately from their spouse or companion after having been married or having lived habitually with another person as if they were married.

8. A single person is one who has never been married and has never lived habitually with another person as if they were married (consensual union).

Ask only if the person is twelve years old or more

12. Civil Status

What is the current civil status of this person? Mark with an X one circle only.

Questions for persons who are twelve years old or more.

Questions: 11. Number of children; 12. Civil status; 13. Principal activity; 14. Principal Occupation; 15. Labor situation; 16. Hours; 17. Economic activity and 18. Income, will only be asked if the person about whom you are requesting information is 12 years old or more. If the person is a man, continue directly with the question about civil status. If the person is a woman, ask question 11. Number of children.

12. Civil status

You should always ask this question, even if you consider the person to be very young. What is important is to know the civil status of the person being interviewed at the census moment, according to the conjugal or marriage laws or customs of the country.

VI Nuptial information

For people 12 years old or older
[Applies to questions 6.1 to 6.4]

Civil state
6.1 Is (Name) currently:

VI Civil State

With this section, the distribution of the population according to its current civil state, number of unions (marriages or free unions), age of the first union, and average time in the first union are known.

This section is applied to all people 12 years old or older.

6.1 Civil state

The goal of this question is to identify the conjugal situation or civil state that the person currently has.

Civil state permits us to distinguish the population 12 years old or old being found currently united (by marriage or free union), not united (by death, separation or divorce) or single.

Read each of the options and upon receiving an affirmative answer, register the code that corresponds in the box meant for it. Respect the order of the six options and do not presuppose the civil state of people.

If a person has double civil state (one legal and one de facto), the current one is registered or the one corresponding to the moment of the interview.

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Below the options that this question has are mentioned.

Lives in free union?...1

It refers to people who live as a pair without legally or religiously formalizing their union.

Is widowed?...2

They are people whose pair or companion has died and have not been married again, nor live in free union with a companion.

Is separated?...3

It refers to people who do not live with their pair or companion, without getting divorced, including those who have lived in free union and currently do not live with their pair.

When the dynamic of the interview permits you to know that a person has lived in free union and declares him or herself as single because of not living with the pair, clarify it with the informant, saying "ok, but you told me before that you lived in free union;" if the response is "yes but we separated" then register it in this option.

Is divorced?...4

It alludes to people who legally separated from their pair or companion and currently do not live with another pair or have not married again.

Is married?...5

Corresponds to people who are married, either legally, religiously or both.

People married only civilly, only by the church or both, should be classified in this option.

Is single?

They are people who have not married (civil or religiously) and never have lived in free union.

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When writing this option down, go to 7.1.

In this question, consider that a precedent exists of which a person because of being asked has a pair, because the informant said so, ask the question with option 1, if the answer is "no" continue with option 5, for example: Currently does (Name) live in free union?

Wait for the answer; if it is "yes" write down number 1, on the contrary, continue: Is (Name) married?

If the answer is yes, write down code 5.

For persons twelve years old or more

21. Marital Status

Currently this person is:
Read all of the options until you receive an affirmative response. Circle only one answer.

The following questions should be asked of all people 12 years old or above.

21. Marital Status

This question is meant to find out if the person currently lives in a consensual union, is separated, married, single, or in some other situation, in accordance with the conjugal or marital laws or customs of the country. You should ask the question even if you think that the person is very young.

[Depiction of this completed question on the enumeration form, and a related drawing]

III. Personal characteristics

Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
Copy the name of the person from section II

For person age 12 or older
[Questions 24-35 were asked of persons age 12 or older]

24. Marital status
Currently, [the respondent]:

6.5 Section III. Characteristics of the people

In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.

Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.

For persons age 12 or older
[Questions 24-35 are for persons age 12 or older]

24. Marital status
This question finds out if the person actually lives in a free union or if he/she is married, single, widowed, separated, or divorced.

Ask the question even if the person is young, to avoid omitting adolescent unions or marriages.

[p. 107]

When the informer mentions that at some time the person was married or in a free union, register him/her as separated, divorced, or widowed, according to the case, but never as a single person.

26. Marital status
Is [the respondent] currently:
[Read the options and circle one code]

26. Marital Status
This question identifies whether the person lives in free union or marriage, single, widowed, separated or divorced.

Read the question with all the options until obtain an affirmative answer and circle the appropriate code to the response.

[Figures are omitted]
Never make assumptions about the marital status of a person. Ask this question even if the person is young, to avoid omissions of joined or married teenagers.

Register as married to persons who got married through a civil, religious procedure, or both.

When the informant mentions that once he/she was married or cohabiting, register to him/her as separated, divorced, or widowed, depending of the case, but never as a single person.

If the answer is "living with a partner or in union" or "married", continue with question 27 "Partner's identification". For separated, divorced, widowed, or single persons pass to question 28 "Work".

28. Marital status: Currently, is [the respondent]:

15.3 Section III. People characteristics

In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.

Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.

[Figure omitted: image with text]

For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.

Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.

Marital status
28. Marital status
This question identifies the population who is of 12 years of age and older who are currently living in a domestic partnership, married, single, widowed, separated, or divorced.

Read the question along with all the options until you get an affirmative answer and circle the appropriate code.

Do not take a person's marital status for granted for any reason. Apply the question, even if the person seems very young to you, to avoid omissions of unmarried or married teenagers.

If the respondent mentions that the person was ever married or in a domestic partnership, record her/him as separated, divorced, or widowed, as appropriate, but never as a single person.

[p. 363]

[Figure omitted: image with text]

If the person was living in a domestic partnership and is now separated, record option 2. He/she is separated.

In case the respondent's answer is that the person is in a cohabitation, consider that he/she is living in a domestic partnership and record option 1. He/she lives with her partner in a domestic partnership.

When the person lives with his or her partner in a domestic partnership or is married only civilly, only religiously, or both, continue with question 29.

Partner identification; for separated, divorced, widowed, or single people, skip to question 30. Activity condition.

The question of marital status is presented in the census manager as shown in the following image:

[Figure omitted: image with text]

Persons aged 15 and over should answer.
[Questions 14-19 were asked of persons 15 and over.]

14. Marital status:

Question 14

Marital status

This question should be answered by men and women over the age of 18. According to the "Mongolian Law on Marriage", the age of marriage is defined as 18, but in reality, there are many instances of people who were married when they were under the age of 18. In the international methodology for the population census, the age of marriage is 15. The enumerator should ask the question about marriage very gently, especially for the children ages 15-16.

If a teenager at age of 15-16 is married, the enumerator should complete the questionnaire their marriage as "not confirmed marriage."

Never married. Never married person age of 15 and over.

Legally registered or unregistered marriage. Legally registered marriage is whereby couples have registered with a civic marital office and received the marriage certificate.

Unregistered marriage is a marriage that has not been registered in the civic marital office/in any duration of period/but already started living together.

Separated. Persons who are not divorced legally but are living separately.

Divorced. Persons who had not remarried for any duration of period after they got officially divorced.

Widowed. A person who has not remarried for any duration of period after their spouse died.

[Questions 6 through 31 were asked of usual residents of the household.]

FOR PEOPLE AGED 12+ ONLY.

27. What is (the person)?s marital status?

Questions Only For People With 7 Years And Older

P27. Which is your marital status?
Read each question and answer choices.
Keep in mind that:

[Question 6 through 36 were asked to the residents]

For people aged 12+ only.

32. What is [the person]'s marital status?

For people aged 12+ only

P32. What is (the person)'s marital status?

This Question intends to know the marital status of persons who are 12 or more years old. Read the Question and wait for a response. Mark an X in the box that corresponds to the respondent's answer, being aware that:

5. Marital status

Are you single, married, in a consensual union, widowed or divorced?

[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Consensual union
[] 4 Widowed
[] 5 Divorced
[] 9 Unknown

Question #5: Marital status

a. How to ask the question:
Is the person unmarried, married, in a consensual union, widowed, or divorced?

The following definitions will help in the correct classification of each person according to their marital status or conjugal situation:

1) Single: The person who has never been married and who does not live in a consensual union.

2) Married: The person who has entered into a civil and/or religious marriage and who lives conjugally with their legal spouse.

3) Consensual union: A person who, without being legally or religiously married, lives in a conjugal union with another person of the opposite sex and has formed a family.

4) Widowed: A person, having been married or in a consensual union, whose spouse has passed away and who has not remarried and who does not live in a consensual union.

5) Divorced: A person whose marriage was legally dissolved and who has not remarried and who does not live in a consensual union. Included in this category are those in a de facto separation from a religious and/or civil marriage and who does not live in a consensual union.

[p. 50]

b. How to record the information:
The different categories are mutually exclusive; therefore, only one box is marked with an "X" in the box corresponding to the marital status or conjugal situation of the enumerated person. The box unmarried is marked for minors.

c. Examples:

[These instructions refer to a graph of question 5 on the census form]

For persons age 10 or older
[Questions 12-18 were asked of persons age 10 or older]

Marital status
12. What is this person's current marital status?

Questions only for persons who are age 10 or older
The goals of these questions are to know the current marital status of the persons and the principal economic characteristics of the population that participated in the production of goods and services, as well as those who are dedicated to non-economic activities, such as: household chores, studying, etc.

If the person is younger than 10, continue with the next person.

Question 12: Marital status
For marital status, the census includes the situation of each person in relation to the laws or customs related to marriage or cohabitating that exist in the country.

Mark with an "X" the marital status that the informant declares.

Note: If a person was already married or cohabitating, for the purpose of the census, this person cannot be considered single; be careful with this question because many persons who have separated or widowed or divorced have the custom of considering themselves single.

5. [The person] is currently:

[] 1 Under 12 years old
[] 2 Cohabiting/partnered
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Separated
[] 5 Divorced
[] 6 Widowed
[] 7 Single

Question 5. [The person] is currently:

Do not ask this question of people who are younger than 12; just mark off option 1, "Younger than 12".

Read the options one by one and mark an "X" next to the one stated by the informant.

Keep in mind that a single person is one who has never been married or cohabited.

5. Marital status:

Mark the appropriate box: Consensual union: lives in a marital union without being married. Single: has never been married and does not live in a marital union. Married: has contracted matrimony, whether living with the spouse or not. Widowed: has neither remarried nor lives in a marital union. Divorced: legally separated.

[] 1 Consensual union
[] 2 Single
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Widowed
[] 5 Divorced

(Applicable to persons of all ages)
(Questions 1-10)

Question 5 Marital status:

Mark the corresponding box applying the following definitions:

[The instructions refer to a graphic of question 5 of the census form.]

[p. 36]

5. What is your marital status?

(For those under 15 years of age, do not ask the question and mark the box "minor".) For those who state "single," before marking that box, ask if the person was ever married or in a consensual union. If the response is negative mark "single"; if affirmative mark the appropriate box under "separated."

Consensual union: one who lives in a marital union without being legally married. Single: one who has never married nor lived in a consensual union. Married: one who has legally married and lives in this state. Widowed: a person whose spouse or partner has died and who has not remarried nor lives in a consensual union. Divorced: a person who is legally separated and who has not remarried nor lives in a consensual union. Separated: one who lives separately from the spouse or partner.

[] 1 Consensual union
[] 2 Single
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widowed

Separated:

[] 6 From a marriage
[] 7 From a consensual union

Question 5 What is your marital status?

Do not ask this question to minors of less than 15 years and mark box 8 (minor). For those older than 15 [15 years and older is implied; census form states clearly those less than 15 are minors], mark the corresponding box applying the following definitions:

[The instructions refer to a graphic of question 5 of the census form.]

[Consensually] United: The person who lives in marital union without being married, that is to say, that the person has not been legally married by Law or the Church.
It should be kept in mind that many persons "consensually united" tend wrongly to declare that they are single.

[p. 32]

Single: The person who has never been married nor lived in marital union, that is to say, has no spouse or companion. Before marking this box, ask if the person has ever been married or consensually united since in many cases the person tends to declare themselves "Single" when actually "Separated" from a Marriage or a [Consensual] Union. In these cases mark the corresponding box (6 or 7).
Married: The person who has been legally married (civil or religious) and lives in this state.
Divorced: The person legally separated who has not married again and does not live in marital union.
Widowed: The person whose spouse or companion has died and has not married again and does not live in marital union
Separated from marriage: The person who lives separated from their spouse and does not live in marital union.
Separated from [Consensual] Union: The person who lives separated from their companion and does not live in marital union.

5. What is your current marital status?

Mark the appropriate box. For those under 15 years of age, mark box 8.

Consensual union: One who lives in a consensual union without being legally married. Single: One who has never married nor lived in a consensual union. Married: One who has contracted legal matrimony and lives in that state. Divorced: a person who is legally separated and who has neither remarried nor lives in a consensual union. Widow(er): a person whose spouse or partner has died and who has neither remarried nor lives in a consensual union. Separated: One who lives separately from a spouse or partner.

[] 1 Consensual union
[] 2 Single
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widowed
Separated:

[] 6 From a marriage
[] 7 From a consensual union

Question 5 What is your current marital status?

For those under 15 years old, mark box 8. For those 15 years old and older, mark the box that corresponds, applying the following definitions:

[Consensually] United: The person who lives in marital union without being married, that is to say, that the person has not been legally married by Law or the Church.

[The instructions refer a graph in question 5 on the census form.]

It should be kept in mind that many persons "consensually united" tend wrongly to declare that they are single.
Single: The person who has never been married nor lived in marital union, that is to say, has no spouse or companion. Before marking this box, ask if the person has ever been married or consensually united since in many cases the person tends to declare themselves "Single" when actually is "Separated" from a Marriage or a [Consensual] Union. In these cases mark the corresponding box (6 or 7).

[p. 71]

Married: The person who has been legally married (civil or religious) and lives in this state.
Divorced: The person legally separated who has not married again and does not live in marital union.
Widowed: The person whose spouse or companion has died and has not married again and does not live in marital union.
Separated from Marriage: The person who lives separated from his/her spouse and does not live in marital union.
Separated from [Consensual] Union: The person who lives separated from their companion and does not live in marital union.

4. What is your current marital status?

[] 1 Consensual union
[] 2 Separated from a marriage
[] 3 Separated from a consensual union
[] 4 Married
[] 5 Divorced
[] 6 Widowed
[] 7 Single

Question Number 4: What is your current marital status?
Read the alternatives and mark the corresponding circle agreeing with the response of the person.
Example: When enumerating a dwelling in Calidonia, Mr. Roberto says that he was married, but as he had problems he separated with his wife. He has been coexisting with Dalia for a year and now they have a son. The question will be marked as:

[Below the text is a picture of a filled out question.]

Keep in mind the following definitions:

[Consensually] United: is a person who lives in marital union without having been civilly or religiously married with their current companion. The person can be living in the same dwelling with the spouse or not.

[p. 53]

Separated from marriage: is a person who lives separated from their spouse and does not live in [consensual] marital union.
Married: is a person who has been married civilly and/or religiously and lives in this state.
Divorced: is a person legally separated who has not married again and does not live in [consensual] marital union.
Widowed: is a person whose spouse has died and has not married again and does not live in [consensual] marital union.
Single: is a person who never has married or lived in [consensual] marital union, that is to say who never has had a spouse [companion]. Some persons have the tendency to say that they are single because they have never been married, but nevertheless they have lived in [consensual] marital union. In such a case, consider them as separated from [consensual] union.

For those less than 15 years mark the corresponding box. If a person under 15 years declares to be one of the marital states enumerated above, classify her according to their response.

For all individuals in the household

[Questions 1 - 9 were asked of all individuals.]

4. What is your current marital status?

Question No. 4: What is you current marital status?

Read slowly the alternatives and mark the corresponding circle agreeing with the response of the person. There should only be one option marked.
Consider the following definitions:

[p. 69]

[Consensually] United: a person who lives in marital union without having been civilly or religiously married with their current companion. The person can be living in the same dwelling with the spouse or not.

Separated from marriage: a person who lives separated from their spouse and does not live in [consensual] marital union.

Separated from [consensual] union: a person who lives separated from their companion and does not live in [consensual] marital union.

Married: a person who has been married civilly and/or religiously and lives in this state.

Divorced: a person legally separated who has not married again and does not live in [consensual] marital union.

Widowed: is a person whose spouse has died and has not married again and does not live in [consensual] marital union.

Single: is a person who never has married or lived in [consensual] marital union, that is to say who never has had a spouse [companion].

Under fifteen years: a person whose age is less then 15 years.

If one under 15 years declares to be in any of the marital states, accept their response.
Some persons have the tendency to say that they are single because they have never been married, but nevertheless they have lived in [consensual] marital union. In such a case, consider them as separated from [consensual] union.

[Questions 1 - 9 were asked of all individuals.]

5. What is your current marital status?

[For persons of all ages]
[Questions 1 to 12a]

Question No. 5: What is your current marital status?
Read slowly the alternatives and mark the corresponding circle agreeing with the response of the person. There should only be one option marked.
Current marital status: The status of each person in relation to the laws and relative customs [traditions] that exist in the country.
Consider the following definitions:

[p. 124]

Some people tend to say that they are single because they have never been married, although they have lived in [consensual] marital union. In this case, consider them as separated from [consensual] union.
[There is a sample image of the form below the text.]
Example: Mr. Guillermo says that he was married and he is now separated as he had problems with his wife, but he is not divorced; however, he thinks he is single.
[There is a sample image of the form below the text.]

General characteristics

For individuals of all ages

5. Marital status:

Item V: Marriage status

134 - Annotate the case in the corresponding box, in accordance with the following definitions:

Single: Has never been married and does not live in a consensual union.
Married: Has entered marital bonds, maintains that state, and does not live in a consensual union.
Consensual union: Live in a marital union without having married.
Widow: Having been married, survives the other spouse and has not remarried, nor lives in a consensual union.
Divorcee: Has terminated their marital bond with their spouse by judicial decree and has not remarried, nor lives in a consensual union.

[pg. 20]

135 - In the cases in which the first and last name of a woman (Item 1) who declares themselves as married, does not include the last name of the husband, the enumerator should make sure if the marital state given is the true one, basing themselves on the other information obtained.

IV. Population information

7. What is your current marital status?

IV. Information about the Population

7. Marital status
This question should be asked only of persons who are 12 years old and more, and in the order indicated on the form, until you obtain an affirmative answer.

Ask first: are you "married or in a union" and mark the corresponding box.
* Married: when the person has entered in a civil or religious marriage and currently lives in this status. We are not interested if one of the spouses if temporarily absent for reasons of work, study, or others, as long as it is not because of definitive separation.

* Union: when the person lives in a free or de facto union without being married by civil or religious manner. Be aware that many of those who live in this condition try to hide it, the men declare that they are simply single and women married. Try to obtain the true information.

* Widow: when the person who had contracted civil or religious marriage, has lost the spouse and has not remarried nor lived in a consensual union.

* Single: when the person has not married nor currently lives in a consensual union.

7. What is your marital status?

11. What is your current marital status?

Only for those 12 years of age and older

[] 1 Married
[] 2 Consensual union
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Separated or divorced
[] 5 Single

Question 11. What is your current marital status?

Do not forget that this question is only for persons age 12 and above.

Read each of the options and then make an X in the corresponding box.

[A depiction of question 11 to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]

Remember that:

Married: A person who has entered into a civil and/or religious marriage bond, and currently lives in that bond.
United: A person who lives with their spouse without having entered a civil and/or religious marriage bond.
Widow: A person who, after the death of their spouse, has neither remarried nor lives in a de facto union.
Separated or divorced: A person who is legally separated from their spouse and who has neither remarried nor lives in a de facto union.
Single: A person who has never been married, nor lives in a de facto or free union. [Free union refers to category "united"].

[A drawing representing marital status is omitted here.]

Section IV. Population information

For individuals 10 years of age and older.

13. What is your current marital status?

Question 13: What is your marital status?

There are six options: married, in a consensual union, widowed, divorced, and single.
Mark only one answer.

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If the person is single, but has his/her companion, for both of them, write "union".

If the person declared to be married but is in a consensual union with another person, you should also mark "union".

13. What is your marital status?

Chapter G.

For individuals 10 years of age and older

18. What is your current marital or civil status?

G. Population information
For persons 10 years of age and older

Question 18: What is your current civil or marriage status?

Single: this is a person who has never been married by a religious or civil ceremony, and is not joined [in a consensual union] with another person.

The civil status of the head of household, male or female, and his/her spouse, must necessarily be the same.

For those 12 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 18 -19]

18. Your marital status is:

For people 12 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 18 -19]

Question No. 18: Your marital status is:
Read the question and each one of the options. Then, circle the corresponding number.
[There is a picture of question 18 in this section of the Enumeration Form.]
Remember that:

For people aged twelve or older
[Applies to questions 20-21]

21. What is your current civil or marital status? (Circle only one number)

For persons aged 12 and older
[Applies to questions 20-21]

Question 21: What is your current civil or marital status?
Take into account the civil or marital status of the respondent on Census Day.
If the respondent and his/her partner claim a different civil status, politely ask again in order to determine the correct civil status.
Example: If the respondent states that he/she divorced a long time ago and is currently cohabiting, then circle option 1, "Cohabiting."
[p. 59]
Cohabiting (de facto union). This is a person who lives with his/her partner without having married him/her in either a civil or religious ceremony.
Separated (from a marriage or co-habiting arrangement). This is a person who is separated from his/her partner and is not cohabiting or in a de facto relationship.
Married. This is a person who married in a civil and/or religious ceremony and is living with his/her partner.
Widowed (from marriage or cohabitation). This is a person who has not remarried after the death of his/her spouse, nor has this person entered into a de facto union or cohabitation.
Divorced. This is a person whose marriage bonds have been broken by a legal decree and who has not remarried and is not living in a de facto union or cohabiting.
Single. This is a person who has never married or lived in a de facto union or cohabitation.

Section V. Characteristics of the population (continued)

24. Currently, what is your marital status?

For persons of 12 years of age and older
[Questions 24 to 26 are asked of persons age 12 or older]

Question 24: Currently, what is your marital status

Consider the marital or spousal status of the respondent on Census day.

If he/she declare a different marital status than his/her partner, politely ask again so that you can correctly determine his/her marital status.

[p. 71]

Example: If the respondent answers that he/she was divorced some time ago and is currently in
cohabitation; then fill in option 1, "cohabitant".

Cohabitant: A person who lives with his/her partner without having entered a civil or religious marriage.

Separated: A person who is separated from his/her spouse and is not living in a domestic partnership or cohabitation.

Married: A person who has entered a civil and/or religious marriage and lives with his/her spouse.

Widowed: A person who, after the death of his/her spouse, has not remarried and is not living in a domestic partnership or cohabitation.

Divorced: A person who ended his/her marital relationship by court sentence and has not married again nor is living in a domestic partnership or cohabitation.

Single: A person who has never been married, never lived, and does not live in a domestic partnership or cohabitation.

P7. Marital Status

What is [respondent] 's marital status?

___ Enter code

1 Single
2 Married
3 Widowed
4 Divorced/Separated
5 Others
6 Unknown

For persons below 10 years old enter "1"'.

P7 Marital status

Marital status refers to the personal status of each individual in 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, etc., in the country.

For persons 10 years old and over ask: "What is 's marital status?" For persons below 10 years old, enter 1 (Single) without asking the question.

Encircle the code for the person's marital status as reported by the respondent. Avoid antagonizing the respondent. Do not refute the reported marital status of any person. Disregard your personal knowledge about the person or your knowledge of any official record.

Determine the appropriate code for the person's marital status as defined below;

1 Single - for a person who has never been married.

2 Married - for a person married in a religious or civil ceremony, either living together with spouse at the time of the visit, or temporarily living apart because his spouse is employed elsewhere or is in the Armed Forces, etc.

3 Widowed for a married person whose spouse died and who has not remarried up to the time of visit.

4 Separated/Divorced - for a person who is permanently separated from his spouse, legally or through mutual consent. Also for a person whose marriage with another has been annulled or dissolved and can therefore remarry.

5 Others - for persons or couple living consensually together (by mere consent) as husband and wife without the benefit of a legal marriage.

6 Unknown - for a person whose marital status is not known to the respondent, or whose marital
status is being concealed by the respondent.

All Persons
[Applies to questions P1-P10]

P7. What is [respondent]'s civil status?
Enter code. (See codes sheet)

Civil Status (P7)

Civil status refers to the personal status of each individual in reference to the marriage laws or customs of the country. In the POPCEN, the person's civil status shall be as of the date of visit.

For persons below 10 years old, enter "1" (Single) without asking the question. For persons 10 years old and over ask: "What is ____________'s civil status?" Record the appropriate numerical code for the person's civil status reported by the respondent as defined below. These codes are also reproduced in the Codes Sheet.

1 Single a person who has never been married

2 Legally married a person married in a civil or religious

ceremony, either living together with spouse at the time of the POPCEN visit or temporarily living apart because the spouse is employed elsewhere or is in the armed forces, etc.

3 Widowed a married person whose spouse has died and

who has not remarried up to the time of the POPCEN visit

4 Separated/divorced a person who is permanently

separated from his/her spouse, legally or by mutual consent, or whose marriage has been annulled or dissolved and can remarry

5 Common-law/Live-in person cohabiting or living consensually

with another as husband and wife without the benefit of a legal marriage

6 Unknown person whose civil status is unknown

to the respondent

[p. 92]

A Word of Caution: Some respondents may find this question too personal or a sensitive issue. Avoid antagonizing the respondent. Do not refute the reported civil status of any person. Disregard any knowledge you may have about the person and record only whatever is reported by the respondent.

P9. What is [respondent]'s marital status?
(Please cross out one of the selections)
(For persons below 10 years old, cross out single)

[] Single
[] Legally Married
[] Widowed
[] Divorced/Separated
[] Common Law/Live-in
[] Unknown

P9 Marital status

Marital status refers to the personal status of each individual in 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, etc., in the country. In Census 2000, the person's marital status shall be as of the date of visit.
For persons below 10 years old, draw an "x" mark on the circle before Single without asking the question. For persons 10 years old and over ask:

"What is ______'s marital status?" Cross out the circle before the appropriate marital status reported by the respondent as defined in the next page.

1. Single
A person who has never been married.

2. Legally Married
A person married in a religious or civil ceremony, either living together with spouse at the time of visit, or temporarily living apart because his spouse is employed elsewhere or is in the Armed Forces, etc.

3. Widowed
A married person whose spouse died and who has not remarried up to the time of visit.

4. Divorced/Separated
A person who is permanently separated from his spouse, legally or through mutual consent. Also for a person whose marriage with another has been annulled or dissolved and can therefore remarry.

5. Common-law/
Live in person cohabiting or living consensually with another as husband and wife without the benefit of a legal marriage.

6. Unknown
Person whose marital status is not known to the respondent, or whose marital status is being concealed by the respondent.

A Word of Caution: Some respondents may find this question too personal or a sensitive issue. Avoid antagonizing the respondent. Do not refute the reported marital status of any person. Disregard any knowledge you may have about the person and record only whatever is reported by the respondent.

Population Census Questions

For all persons.
[Question 2 through 12 were asked of all persons.]

P7. Marital Status -Is [the respondent] single, married, widowed, divorced/separated, or in a common-law/live-in arrangement?

Columns P1 to P12 for All persons
Columns P1 to P12 are to be accomplished for all household members regardless of age.

P7-Marital Status
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.
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?"
Below are the definitions of the categories for marital status:

Important Notice: Some respondents may find this question too personal or a sensitive issue. Avoid antagonizing the respondent. Do not refute the reported marital status of any person. Disregard any knowledge you may have about the person and record only whatever is reported by the respondent.

8. What is your legal marital status? (Persons age 15 and up)

Question 8. What is your legal marital status? [p. 32]

1. Module -- Socio-demographic characteristics

21. What is your marital status?

Module 1 -- Socio-demographic characteristics (questions 1-23)

Questions 1-8
[p.15]

Question 21. What is your marital status? (concerns people aged 15 years or more)
[p.19]

[Questions 4-28 were asked only of residents present at the time of the census.]

5. Marital status

Note: For individuals that reside elsewhere different from where they are staying at 0:00 o'clock of April 15, 1991, end the filling-in of the questionnaire here.
[Applies to questions 4-28]

Question 11: Did you complete the education level indicated in the previous question?

"Yes" or "No" answer.

[Questions 3.1-21 were asked of persons who consider this living quarter their usual place of residence, according to question 3]

5. Marital Status:

Question 5 - Marital status

Question 5 - Marital status

We must collect the real situation the individual is in ("de facto" situation), even if is not the same as the legal situation.

[p.83]

Options available in this question:

Single
Married : with register
Married: without register - Status where a person, independently of their legal status, is living with a person of the opposite sex in a situation similar to the marriage but without the legal arrangements.
Widowed
Separated - Every person that after marrying or living together with other person had left the spouse even if the separation has no legal recognition.
Divorced - Every person that had a legal dissolution of a marriage.

7. Marital status

Is this person now:

[] Married
[] Consensually married
[] Widowed
[] Divorced
[] Separated
[] Never married

7. Marital status

Is this person now:

[] Married
[] Consensually married
[] Widowed
[] Divorced
[] Separated
[] Never married

5. Marital status

Mark (X) one box.

[] 1 Now married
[] 2 Consensually married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Separated
[] 6 Never married

11. Marital status

11.1 Legal marital status:
[] 1 Single (unmarried)
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Divorced
[] 4 Widowed

11.2 De facto marital status: Is this person living in a consensual union?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Marital status (item 11)

58. The legal marital status will be recorded (to the item 11.1) for all persons regardless of sex and age.

The way of recording:

To the item 11.2 will be recorded if the person is living in consensual union, it means that living, cohabiting together with her or him, without any legal forms, having a common residence with her or with him, regardless of the legal marital status.

5. Legal marital status

Questions 7 and 8 do not apply to persons residing in collective living spaces (for whom the G form was not completed)

7. De facto marital status.

4. Your marital status

If the spouse lives in the same household, indicate the census No. from form P, list A, column 1, under which the spouse is listed

Question 4. Your marital status
People who are 16 years or older should be identified by the mark corresponding to one of four suggested prompts.
The "Married" option is marked for those who are married at the present moment regardless of the official registration of the marriage at the registry office.
After you have marked the "Married ' option, ask the respondent whether the marriage was registered at the registry office. Depending on the answer, mark the appropriate prompt - "yes" or "no".
For those persons who were identified as married, in a special field indicate the number of the spouse assigned to him/her in column 1, List A, Form S (he/she was recorded under the same number in Forms K or D).
If the spouse is not registered in the given household, no number should be indicated.
The "Was never married" option is for those who were never married, either in registered or unregistered (consensual union) marriage
The "Divorced" prompt should be marked for those who were formerly married, but at the present moment are not; regardless of whether the divorce was registered or not at the registry office, or those who were formerly living in consensual union, but at the present moment are separated.
[p. 46]
The "Widower, widow" option is for those who were formerly married (regardless of the official registration of the marriage), and the marriage ceased to exist because of the death of the spouse, and the person did not marry again.
As a rule, this item is not completed for respondents younger than 16 years. Only if a respondent younger than 16 years is really married, you should mark the proper option.

For persons aged 16 and over and for married persons under the age of 16.

5. Marital status

Question 5. Your marital status.
Individuals aged 16 years and more and married individuals under 16 put a mark that corresponds to any of the given prompts.
"Married" will be marked by the one who is married at the present time regardless whether his/her marriage is registered with the registry office or not.
After mark "Married" is indicated, census taker shall ask a sub-question "Is your marriage registered?" and depending on the answer put a mark that corresponds to a prompt "yes" or "no".
If a respondent's spouse lives together with her (him) within the same household, an index number shall be put in a special zone, under which a spouse is written in column B of Table 1 of Form S. If a spouse is not enumerated within the same household then no index number is put.
[Omitted example image of form.]
"Officially divorced (divorce is registered)" will be marked by the one who was once married and is not married any more, and the divorce is registered with the registry office.
"Separated" will be marked by the one who was once in unregistered marriage, and now is separated, and also by the one who is in registered marriage and separated, but divorce is not registered with the registry office.
"Widower, widow" will be marked by the one who was once married (regardless of whether it was registered or not), then this marriage ceased because of the death of a spouse and the person has not yet entered a new marriage.
"Never married" will be marked by the one who has never been married (registered - actual or not registered).

[pg.34]

When filling in of census papers it is necessary in case of obvious non-compliant answers to the question 5 to specify some information from the respondents. For example, Popova A.A. lives in a premise where the survey is conducted (No. in column B - 1), her daughter Popova G.V. (No. in column B - 2) and Suvorov K.B. - non-relative (No. in column B - 3). Popova A.A. who answered questions on behalf of her daughter told that her daughter was divorced, and Suvorov K.B. answered that he was in unregistered marriage and indicated the index number of a spouse, under which Popova G.V. is registered. In this situation it shall be specified whether Popova G.V. and Suvorov K.B. are in registered marriage and make relevant amendments to the questions 1 and 5.

P25. Marital status

For individuals aged 12 years and older.

What is the marital status of [the respondent]?
Circle the number matching the letters corresponding to the answer given, following the abbreviations provided at the bottom of the page.
[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married, legally
[] 3 Married, customary
[] 4 Free union
[] 5 Polygamous, two wives
[] 6 Polygamous, three wives or more
[] 7 Widowed
[] 8 Divorced / Separated