Literal question
Section 7: Union status and fertility
(Female age 14 and older who are not full-time students at a primary or secondary school)
7.3. Have you / has [the respondent] ever lived with someone as a common-law partner?
[] Yes
[] Never had a husband or common-law partner (go to Question 7.6)
[] Not stated
Interviewer instructions
Section 7 - Union Status and Fertility
5.76 General
This section is comprised of Question 7.1 - 7.14 and the information is to be completed only for females 14 years or older who are not attending primary or secondary school full-time. Part-time students at these schools as well as students of tertiary institutions are eligible for
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answering these questions.
The questions in this section can be seen to be of a very personal nature and you must assure the respondent that this type of information is very crucial to population planning as they provide very useful indicators of family formation and population growth.
5.78 Question 7.3 Lived with Common-law Partner
This question is asked of women who indicated at Q3.6 that they had never married and seeks to find out if they had ever lived with a common-law partner. If the answer is 'No' score 'Never had a Husband or Common Law Partner'.
