24. What is [the respondent's] marital status?

The remaining questions are only asked of persons aged 12 years old and above. If you are asking questions for a person 11 years old or less, stop and go to the next person listed on the questionnaire.

Q24 "What is [the respondent's] marital status?" Continuing with the first person listed "Person 01" 12 years old or over, ask question 24.

• Never assume a person's marital status.
• Be sure to differentiate between never married, divorced and widowed.
• Shade the number corresponding to the respondents answer.