[Population census form]
12. Marital status _
Write as applicable:
[] W - widowed (not remarried)
[] D - divorced (not remarried)
[] SEP - separated, whether legally or not
[] MRC - married religiously and civilly
[] MR - married religiously only
[] MC - married civilly only
[] C - in a union but not married religiously or civilly
[] S - single
[] UP - unmarried parent
[] OTHER - other, specify ____
7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form
Column 12 - Marital status
Write as appropriate:
W- for a person who is widowed and has not remarried;
D- for a person who has legally obtained a divorce and has not remarried;
SEP- for a person who is living separately from his wife (or her husband) provided that no divorce has been obtained;
MRC- for a person who is currently married both religiously and civilly;
MR- for a person who is currently married religiously only;
MC - for a person who is currently married civilly only;
C- for a person who is living in a free union with another, without being married religiously or civilly;
S- for a person who has never been married religiously or civilly and has never lived in a free union;
UP- for an unmarried parent;
Other- for persons who do not fall in any of the above categories (specify).
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.