Definition
Representation
Data Type | Number |
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Format | N |
Maximum character length | 1 |
Values
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Permissible Values | 1 | Never married | ||
2 | Widowed | |||
3 | Divorced | |||
4 | Separated | |||
5 | Married (registered and de facto) | |||
Supplementary Values | 6 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Refers to the current marital status of a person.
CODE 2 Widowed
This code usually refers to registered marriages but when self-reported may also refer to de facto marriages.
CODE 4 Separated
This code refers to registered marriages but when self-reported may also refer to de facto marriages.
CODE 5 Married (registered and de facto)
Includes people who have been divorced or widowed but have since re-married, and should be generally accepted as applicable to all de facto couples, including of the same sex.
CODE 6 Not stated/inadequately described
This code is not for use on primary collection forms. It is primarily for use in administrative collections when transferring data from data sets where the item has not been collected.
Origin:
The ABS standards for the collection of Social and Registered marital status appear on the ABS Website. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Australian Bureau of Statistics. Family, household and income unit variables. Cat. no. 1286.0. Canberra: ABS.
References
Related content
Relation | Count |
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Data Elements implementing this Value Domain | 4 |