Legal marital status

Part A - Short definition:

Refers to the marital status of the person under the law, excluding common-law status.

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to the marital status of the person under the law, excluding common-law status. Married spouses may be of opposite sex or of the same sex. The classification is as follows:

Single (never legally married): A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried.

Married (and not separated): A person who is married and has neither separated nor divorced, and whose spouse is living.

Separated: A person who is married but who is no longer living with his/her spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a divorce.

Divorced: A person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not remarried.

Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not remarried.

Reported in:

2011

Reported for:

Population in private households

Question number(s):

Direct variable: Question 4

Responses:

Never legally married; Legally married (and not separated); Separated, but still legally married; Divorced; Widowed

Remarks:

All persons under 15 years of age are considered to be single (never legally married).