Interviewer instructions
Marriage
For residents 10 years of age or older
The purpose of this section is to know the marital status of the population, in order to conduct studies on family structures and marriage patterns.
6.39 - What was the nature of the union?
Depending on the situation, record:
1 - Civil and Religious Marriage: A person who is married by civil and religious ceremony, even if it one of the parties was not present, but the marriage was done according to religious and civil law.
2 - Civil marriage only: A person who is married only by a civil union.
3 - Religious marriage only: A person who is married only by a religious union.
4 - Cohabitation: A person who lives with someone without being married in civil or religious union. Consider this option even for those who live in stable relationships with notarized contracts.