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?
[] 1 Consensual union
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Separated
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widowed
[] 6 Single
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.
1. Consensual union: This is the conjugal union that exists between two persons without having contracted civil nor religious marriage.
2. Married: This is the person who has contracted marriage according to the civil law or by any religion.
3. Separated: This is the person with marital ties, who does not currently live with his or her spouse nor in consensual union with another person.
4. Divorced: This is the person who ended the marital tie through judicial sentence, and who has not remarried.
5. Widow: This is the person who after the death of his or her spouse has not remarried nor lives in consensual union with another person.
6. Single: This is the person who has never contracted marriage, nor lives in a consensual union with any person.
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