Literal question
<svar v="SN88A416 SN88A417 SN88A418 SN88A419 SN88A420 SN88A421 SN88A422 SN88A423 SN88A433 SN88A434 SN88A435"><span class="h3">For persons aged 6 years and above, or born before 1982</span><br />[Questions 15 through 21 were asked of persons age 6 and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="SN88A416">P15. Marital status<br /><div class="i1">Circle:<br /><br />[] MONO: married, monogamous<br />[] POL 1: polygamous, first wife<br />[] POL 2: polygamous, second wife / polygamous 2 wives<br />[] POL 3+: polygamous, third wife / polygamous 3+ wives<br />[] CEL: single<br />[] VEUF: widowed<br />[] DI: divorced<br />[] AUT: other cases (free union, for instance)</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="SN88A416">P15) Marital status<br />The question applies to persons aged 6 years and above, therefore born before 1982. The marital status to be recorded is that of the person at the time of the interview.<br /><div class="i1">Circle:<br />0) MONOGAMOUS: for men and women married in a monogamous union (only one wife for the men, and no co-wives for the women);<br />1) POLYGAMOUS 1: for women who are the first wife in a polygamous union (several wives for the husband);<br />2) POLYGAMOUS 2: for men who have two wives, and for women who are the second wife; <br />3) POLYGAMOUS 3: for men who have three or more wives, and for women who are the third wife or wife of higher rank;<br />4) SINGLE: for single men or women, that is those who were never married;<br />5) WIDOW(ED): for widowed men or women;<br />6) DIVORCED: for divorced men or women;<br />7) OTHER: for other cases, such as persons living in free union or couples who live separated while still united by the marriage bond.</div><br /><br />Notes: <br />The marriage is an act contracted at the city hall, or according to local Senegalese customs. A single person is one who has never contracted a marriage. A married person is a person who has a spouse at time of interview. If a man has two wives at time of the interview, he is a polygamous husband with two wives. If a woman has co-wives, and if her rank in the unions is 2, she is a polygamous second wife: then circle 2. POLYGAMOUS 2.<br /><div class="i1">A man who had two wives, one of whom has died, is married and monogamous. Circle then: 0. MONOGAMOUS.<br />A man who had two wives, one of which divorced, is also is married and monogamous. Circle then: 0. MONOGAMOUS.</div><br /></svar>
