Section 7: Union status and fertility
(Female age 14 and older who are not full-time students at a primary or secondary school)
7.5. How long have you / has [the respondent] and your/her husband/common-law partner been married/living together? _ _
[] Not stated
Section 7 - Union Status and Fertility
5.76 General
This section is comprised of Question 7.1 - 7.14 and the information is to be completed only for females 14 years or older who are not attending primary or secondary school full-time. Part-time students at these schools as well as students of tertiary institutions are eligible for
[p.57]
answering these questions.
The questions in this section can be seen to be of a very personal nature and you must assure the respondent that this type of information is very crucial to population planning as they provide very useful indicators of family formation and population growth.
5.80 Question 7.5 Duration of Union
This question applies to all women currently living with their husbands as well as those currently living with a common-law partner. For persons living together for less than one year, record '01'.