Literal question
<span class="em">4. Your marital status</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Never married<br />[] 2 Married</div><div class="i2">Was the marriage registered with the registry office? ____</div><div class="i1">[] 3 Divorced<br />[] 4 Separated<br />[] 5 Widow or widower</div><p>If the spouse lives in the same household, indicate the census No. from form P, list A, column 1, under which the spouse is listed
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Question 4. Your marital status</span>
<br />People who are 16 years or older should be identified by the mark corresponding to one of four suggested prompts.
<br />The "Married" option is marked for those who are married at the present moment regardless of the official registration of the marriage at the registry office.
<br />After you have marked the "Married ' option, ask the respondent whether the marriage was registered at the registry office. Depending on the answer, mark the appropriate prompt - "yes" or "no".
<br />For those persons who were identified as married, in a special field indicate the number of the spouse assigned to him/her in column 1, List A, Form S (he/she was recorded under the same number in Forms K or D).
<br />If the spouse is not registered in the given household, no number should be indicated.
<br />The "Was never married" option is for those who were never married, either in registered or unregistered (consensual union) marriage
<br />The "Divorced" prompt should be marked for those who were formerly married, but at the present moment are not; regardless of whether the divorce was registered or not at the registry office, or those who were formerly living in consensual union, but at the present moment are separated.
<br /><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span>
<br />The "Widower, widow" option is for those who were formerly married (regardless of the official registration of the marriage), and the marriage ceased to exist because of the death of the spouse, and the person did not marry again.
<br />As a rule, this item is not completed for respondents younger than 16 years. Only if a respondent younger than 16 years is really married, you should mark the proper option.
