Interviewer instructions
53.Vital status of parents:
Vital status of parents means the person's state of being an orphan.
Indicated by the sign (x) in the square opposite the orphan status of a person. If the father's person is dead the sign is indicated in the square opposite to the phrase (the father is dead). If the person's mother is dead, the sign on the phrase (the mother is dead) but if the person's parents are dead the sign on the phrase (the parents are dead). If the person's parents are still a live the sign indicated to the phrase (the parents are alive). The data of this field are indicated to all ages.