Persons aged 10 years or more
[Questions L through O were asked of persons age 10 or older]
l. Marital status
[] 1 Married
[] 2 Widowed
[] 3 Divorced
[] 4 Never married
Marital status
55. Ask each person aged 10 years or more whether he or she has ever been married. If "Yes" find out if he or she is currently married, divorced or widowed. If "No", you will record the marital status of the person as never married. Alternatively you may ask a question "Are you married?" In this case it is necessary to ensure that the answer given by respondents to your questions on this topic is precise. For instance when a person says "I am not married", "sindili pa banja ", or "sindinakwatiwe", you may not be able to know whether she is a divorcee or has never married at all unless you probe further.
Persons age 10 years or older
Questions from (l) through (q) should only be asked to persons who are age 10 years or older.
(1) Marital status: Ask each person aged 10 years or more her current marital status. Enter the appropriate code for the response in column 35. The codes are as follows:
[] 1 Married
[] 2 Widowed
[] 3 Divorced
[] 4 Never married