Now, a few questions about your religious background.

First, in what religion were you raised?

INTERVIEWER: IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN, PROBE: What denomination was that, if any?

What is your present religion, if any?

INTERVIEWER: IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN, PROBE: What denomination was that, if any?

In the past year, about how often have you attended religious services? More than once a week, about once a week, two or three times a month, about once a month, several times or less during the year, or not at all?

SYMBOLEXIST([partner's name])

COMMENT: Does this symbol exist

([partner's name] <> "")

COMMENT: Did R report a partner?

When we last talked with you on [Date of last interview], you said you were [marital status at dli (text)].

Is that correct?

What was your marital status on [Date of last interview]?

(INTERVIEWER: If the respondent reports his/her status as "single" probe to find out if s/he has never been married before, is divorced, or is widowed now.)

Have there been any changes in your marital status since [Date of last interview]?

(INTERVIEWER: If the respondent reports his/her status as "single" probe to find out if s/he has never been married before, is divorced, or is widowed now.)

([marital status at dli (code)])

COMMENT: What is respondent's current marital status?

([marital status at dli (code)])

COMMENT: R's marital status at last interview.

REPEAT([marhist-loop1 counter])

COMMENT: Begin loop about marital history

([marhist-loop1 counter] = 1)

COMMENT: IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THROUGH THE LOOP?

([marhist-loop1 counter] - 1)

COMMENT: INITIALIZE VALUES FOR MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGH THE LOOP

([marital status code()])

COMMENT: R's marital status at each point in the loop

Since [date of last marital change], what was the [first/next()] change in your marital status?

[INTERVIEWER NOTE: MARITAL STATUS ON dli was " "/ INTERVIEWER NOTE: PREVIOUS MARITAL STATUS: last status listed ()]

When were you married?

[INTERVIEWER NOTE: DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW lintdate/ INTERVIEWER NOTE: DATE OF FIRST MARITAL STATUS CHANGE: date of change()]

When were you remarried?

[INTERVIEWER NOTE: DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW lintdate/ INTERVIEWER NOTE: DATE OF FIRST MARITAL STATUS CHANGE: date of change()]

When did that happen?

[INTERVIEWER NOTE: DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW lintdate/ INTERVIEWER NOTE: DATE OF FIRST MARITAL STATUS CHANGE: date of change()]

After that, was there any other change in your marital status?

([marhist-loop1 counter] = 1)

COMMENT: IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THROUGH THE LOOP?

([new martial status (code)()])

COMMENT: R'S MARITAL STATUS IN CURRENT LOOP

UNTIL([marhist-loop1 counter], ([any marital status changes since dli?] <> 1))

COMMENT: Loop until no more changes in marital status.

COMMENT: CODE FOR FIRST MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: DATE OF FIRST MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: CODE FOR SECOND MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: DATE OF SECOND MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: CODE FOR THIRD MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: DATE OF THIRD MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

Just to verify, your current marital status is [marital status]?


(INTERVIEWER: IF NO, A MARITAL STATUS CHANGE MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED. PROBE TO CLARIFY AND BACK UP TO ADD CHANGE IF POSSIBLE.)

What is your current marital status?

SYMBOLEXIST([marital status change code(1)])

COMMENT: Is there a first marital status change reported from DLI?

REPEAT ([mchgcd-loop1])

COMMENT: Begin loop checking for new spouse

([marital status change code()])

COMMENT: check value of mchgcd for this loop

UNTIL ([mchgcd-loop1], ([mchgcd-loop1]=[marhist-loop1 counter]))

COMMENT: Loop until all marital history changes accounted for

(([r remarried since dli (new spouse)?]+[r married since dli (new spouse)?]) > 0)

COMMENT: R has a new spouse since DLI

When was your (most recent) [husband/wife] born?

Did you and your (most recent) [husband/wife] live together before you were married?

In what month and year did the two of you begin living together?

Did you live together continuously from [date r and partner started living together] until you were married?

([partner in hh?] = 1)

COMMENT: Is there a partner listed on the household roster

When was [partner's name] born?

In what month and year did you and [partner's name] begin living together?

Have you lived together continuously from [date r and partner started living together] until now?

([spouse in hh?] =1) or ([marital status code]=1) or ([marital status code]=5)

COMMENT: Does R have current spouse in or out of household?

([spouse in hh?] =1) or ([partner in hh?]= 1) or ([marital status code]=1) or ([marital status code]=5)

COMMENT: Does R have current spouse or partner?

Now, a few questions about [Spouse/partner's name]'s religious background.

First, in what religion was [Spouse/partner's name] raised?

INTERVIEWER: IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN, PROBE: What denomination was that, if any?

What is [Spouse/partner's name]'s present religion, if any?

INTERVIEWER: IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN, PROBE: What denomination was that, if any?

In the past year, about how often has [Spouse/partner's name] attended religious services? More than once a week, about once a week, two or three times a month, about once a month, several times or less during the year, or not at all?

([new spouse in hh since dli]=1 or [partner in hh?]=1)

COMMENT: Is the spouse in the household new since dli or partner in household?

Now I have just a few more short questions about whether [Spouse/partner's name] has had any other marriages.

These questions are not meant to be intrusive in any way. This information is important in understanding the life experiences of your generation of Americans. Please let me remind you that your answers are kept confidential, as with all information you provide us in this survey.

First, has [spouse/partner] ever been married before?

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE RECORD ONLY LEGALLY RECOGNIZED MARRIAGES.)

Not including this marriage, how many other times has [spouse/partner] been married?

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE RECORD ONLY LEGALLY RECOGNIZED MARRIAGES. ENTER NUMBER. ENTER 0 FOR "NEVER MARRIED".)

How old was [spouse/partner] when [s/he] first married?

Thinking about [Spouse/partner's name]'s (most recent) previous marriage, how long did that marriage last?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER TIME UNIT OF ANSWER BELOW. PRESS <ENTER> TO ENTER NUMBER OF WEEKS, MONTHS OR YEARS.)

(Thinking about [Spouse/partner's name]'s (most recent) previous marriage, how long did that marriage last?)

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER NUMBER OF WEEKS.)

(Thinking about [Spouse/partner's name]'s (most recent) previous marriage, how long did that marriage last?)

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER NUMBER OF MONTHS.)

(Thinking about [Spouse/partner's name]'s (most recent) previous marriage, how long did that marriage last?)

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER NUMBER OF YEARS.)

How did that marriage end?

INTERVIEWER: DID RESPONDENT CONSULT WITH ANYONE ELSE WHEN ANSWERING ANY OF THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION?