Marital status

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A person's marital status is a piece of biographical data describing their relationship with regard to the act of marriage Some common statuses are:

• Annulled
• Cohabitating
• Deceased
• Divorced
• Engaged
• Married
• Never married
• Separated
• Single
• Widowed

The number of children may also be specified and, in this case, becomes synonymous with family status. For example: married with no children. Marital status is often a question on censuses, credit card applications, and many different polls. Marital status studied in combination with other factors reveals a marriage gap.

See also

• Vital record