7.1. Mark the appropriate answer (see Question 3.6)
[] Never married (go to Question 7.3)
[] Widowed, divorced, separated (go to Question 7.4)
[] Not stated
Questions on Union Status indicate the type of family associations or relationships in which women are involved. Union Status is not to be confused with Legal Marital Status (Question 3.6), union status refers to the actual relationship in which a woman is involved. A woman can be involved in either of the following:
(i) She could be married and living with her husband.
(ii) She could be living together with a partner to whom she is not legally married. This is referred to as living common-law. It is important to note that because we are interested in union status and not legal marital status, we have to find out from women who are married whether they are currently living with their husbands.