Interviewer instructions
Question 405: Marital status
Ask each household member his/her marital status. If not married, write code 1, if married write code 2, if divorced write code 3, and if widow write code 4.
Unmarried is a status of those who are not yet legally married at the time of the enumeration.
Married is a status of those who were legally married at the time of the enumeration, either living together or separately. This includes not only those who have been certified as married by law (local custom, religion, state, etc.), but also those who live together and are considered as wife and husband by society.
Divorced is a status of those husbands and wives who no longer live together because they are legally divorced. This includes those who say they are divorced even though they are not legally divorced. On the other hand, those who live separately and do not considered themselves divorced, are considered married; for example, a husband/wife who has been left by his/her spouse to go to some other place for education, employment, or looking for work, or because of some disagreement.
Widow is a status of those whose spouse has passed away and they have not yet remarried.
Question 711: Marital status filter question
If Q405 has code 2, place a check (X) in the box on the left and continued to the next question. If the code for Q405 is not 2, place a check (X) in the box on the right and go to Q718.
