B. For all persons in the household
Q6. Marital status
[] 1. Never married
[] 2. Married
[] 3. Divorced/separated
[] 4. Widowed
[] 5. Stay-together
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:
1) "Never Married": refers to a person who has never been married even once in his/her life;
2) "Married": refers to a person who is married and is living together with their current spouse. If a person has been divorced but has remarried now, record it as "married".
3) "Divorced/separated": divorced means a person who has divorced his/her husband/wife voluntarily and legally and no longer has a relationship as a husband/wife. Separated refers to a married couple who was acknowledged by wedding or non-wedding and no longer live together as husband and wife and "Separated but no divorce certificate yet".
4) "Widow": refers to a person whose husband/wife has died and currently he/she has not remarried yet;
5) "Cohabitation": refers to a couple who lives together without a proper wedding ceremony defined by customs and laws.
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.