Interviewer instructions
Third block of questions: only for persons 10 years old or older
The two questions that form this block should be asked only to persons who have ages of 10 years or more. If a person is found who is not this old, then you should cross out the whole block with diagonal crossed lines and go to the next person.
Question 11: Marital Status
The objective of this question for census purposes is to get the marital situation of the persons in relation with the marriage laws and customs of the country.
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Ask this question in the following manner: "What is the current marital state?"
Remember that it refers to the person about whom you are requesting information.
The question offers 6 possibilities of response: "United", "Separated", "Married", "Widowed", "Divorced" and "Single".
{Types of Marital Status}
Below we will review the 6 types of Marital Status that you can find with reference to the census moment. We will try to make it so each concept is clear to you so that you carry out a correct enumeration.
1. Consensual union: A person who lives in marital state without having been legally married with someone they coexist with.
2. Separated: A person who lives separated from their spouse and does not live in a de facto union.
3. Married: A person who has been legally married and lives with the spouse, that is to say, who has not been widowed, nor has been divorced or separated.
4. Widowed: A person who after the death of their spouse has not been married again and does not live in a de facto union.
5. Divorced: A person who having dissolved their marriage by legal means has not married again and does not live in a de facto union.
6. Single: A person who has never been married and who does not live in a de facto union.
If you find a person who says that their last or only marriage was annulled, classify them according to the marital state that they had before beginning the annulled marriage.
