Interviewer instructions
Question 06: Marital status
Single is never married.
Married is a status for those who on the enumeration date were married, regardless of whether they live together or separately. This includes those who by law (e.g. tradition, religion, state, etc.) are formally married but also those who live together and are regarded by their surrounding community as husband and wife.
Divorced is a status for those who divorced their husbands or wives, and have not yet remarried.
Widowed is a status for those whose husbands or wives died, and have not yet remarried.
This question is directed to all household members. Please ask for a marital status of each household member, [and] blacken [the oval] of the appropriate answer in the box.