Term:
Civil status
Definition:
Legal, conjugal status of each individual in relation to the marriage laws or customs of the country.
Domain:
SDMX Glossary
Source:
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), Eurostat, "Recommendations for the 2000 censuses of population and housing in the ECE region", New York and Geneva, 1998 (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/2000_censuses_ECE_region_EN.pdf)