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.)

REPEAT([marhist-loop1 counter])

COMMENT: Begin loop about marital history

([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()]

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?

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?

([marchngcnt] > 0)

COMMENT: Are any marital changes reported?

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

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

SYMBOLEXIST([marhist-loop1 counter])

COMMENT: Did R go through the marhist changes loop?

([# unmarried gaps 3 or more months] > 0)

COMMENT: Are there any gaps of 3 months or more in the cohabitation calendar?

Since [Date of last interview], during the times that you were not married, did you ever live with anyone as a domestic partner for a period of 3 months or more?

[(READ IF NECESSARY:) Please include time that you lived with your (husband/wife) when you were not married.]

REPEAT ([cohabitation loop])

COMMENT: Begin loop to collect information about periods of cohabitation

([dates of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])] - [dates of unmarried gaps([marital gap start date index()])] >= 90)

COMMENT: Is gap greater than 3 months in duration?

You said your marital status was [marital status at start of unmarried gap()] as of [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap start date index()])], and you were not married, reunited or remarried between [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap start date index()])] and [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])]. During that period, did you live with any partner for at least three months?

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE NOTE THIS QUESTION ASKS ABOUT THE SPECIFIC REFERENCE PERIOD OF BETWEEN [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap start date index()])] AND [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])], NOT SINCE [Date of last interview] AS IN Q2-CH-2.)

When did you start living with this partner between [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap start date index()])] and [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])]?

(INTERVIEWER: IF R WAS LIVING WITH PARTNER AT LAST INTERVIEW, PLEASE ENTER DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW.)

Since [mo/yr started living with partner()], [(have/did) you live(d)] continuously with that partner until [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])], or did you ever stop living with that partner?

When did you stop living with that partner between [mo/yr started living with partner()] and [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])]?

SYMBOLEXIST ([marital status code([index for subsequent cohab loop()])])

COMMENT: Is there a subsequent marital status on the roster?

([marital status code([index for subsequent cohab loop()])] = 1 or [marital status code([index for subsequent cohab loop()])] = 5)

COMMENT: Is last marital status "married" or "remarried"?

Is this the same partner that you [marchng.name([index for subsequent cohab loop()])] in [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([index for subsequent cohab loop()])]?

([dates of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])] - [mo/day/yr stopped living with partner()] >= 90)

COMMENT: Is remainder of the gap greater than 3 months in duration?

You said stopped living with that domestic partner in [mo/yr stopped living with partner()]. Between [mo/yr stopped living with partner()] and [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])], did you live with any other partner for at least three months?

When did you start living with another partner between [mo/yr stopped living with partner()] and [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])]?

Since [mo/yr started living with another partner()], [(have/did) you live(d)] continuously with that partner until [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])], or did you ever stop living with that partner?

When did you stop living with that partner between [mo/yr started living with another partner()] and [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([marital gap stop date index()])]?

SYMBOLEXIST ([marital status code([index for subsequent cohab loop()])])

COMMENT: Is there a subsequent marital status on roster?

([marital status code([index for subsequent cohab loop()])] = 1 or [marital status code([index for subsequent cohab loop()])] = 5)

COMMENT: Is last marital status "married" or "remarried"?

Is this the same partner that you [marchng.name([index for subsequent cohab loop()])] in [mo/yr of unmarried gaps([index for subsequent cohab loop()])]?

UNTIL ([cohabitation loop],([cohabitation loop]=[margaps_num]))

COMMENT: Execute loop until all gaps in marital cohabitation accounted for

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

COMMENT: R reported a new spouse sometime since DLI?

([Is the spouse in the household new since dli] = 1 and [partner in hh?] = 0)

COMMENT: New spouse was reported at some time since DLI, and R is not currently living with a partner?

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

([partner in hh?] = 1)

COMMENT: Is there a partner listed on the household roster

When was [partner's name] born?

((([spouse in hh?] =1 or [marital status code]=1 or [marital status code]=5) and [Is the spouse in the household new since dli] = 1) or ([partner in hh?] = 1 ))

COMMENT: Does R have new current spouse in or out of household or a partner listed on the household roster?

([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?

([Is the spouse in the household new 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.)

{sparmar_text1} how many other times has {mar_text} 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?