Literal question
<svar v="ID10A430 ID10A431 ID10A432 ID10A433 ID10A434 ID10A435 ID10A436"><span class="em">For persons age 10 or older</span><br />[Questions 215-218 were asked of persons age 10 or older.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ID10A430">215. What is [the respondent's] marital status?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Single<br />[] 2 Married<br />[] 3 Divorced<br />[] 4 Widowed</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="ID10A430 ID10A431 ID10A432 ID10A433 ID10A434 ID10A435 ID10A436"><span class="h3">Household Members 10 Years or Older</span><br />Questions 215 through 218 are asked to household members who are 10 years of age or older. See Q204; if 10, 11, 12... 98 have been entered, then the relevant household member must be asked Q215 through Q218 where appropriate.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ID10A430"><span class="em">Question 215: Marital Status </span><br />Ask the marital status of the household member and mark the appropriate code. If unmarried mark code 1, married mark code 2, divorced code 3, and if widowed mark code 4.<br /><span class="em">Marital Status</span><br /><div class="i1">1. <span class="em">Unmarried</span> is the status of those who have not or are not married at the time of the enumeration.<br /><span class="pg">[p. 130]</span><br />2. <span class="em">Married</span> is the status of those who are married at the time of the enumeration, whether they live with the spouse or live separately. Here married includes those who are officially and legally married (according to custom, religion, the State, etc.) as well as those who live together and are considered to be husband and wife by society.<br />3. <span class="em">Divorced</span> is the status of those who do not live together as husband and wife because they are divorced and have not married again. Those who say they are divorced, even though this status is not yet official, are considered divorced. On the other hand, those who temporarily are living separately, but do not considered themselves divorced, for example those who live separately due to school, work, search for work, or some quarrel, are not considered divorced.<br />4. <span class="em">Widow</span> is the status of those whose husband/wife has died and they have not married again.</div><br />Explanation: A woman who is known to have never married but who has a child is considered divorced.<br /></svar>
