Common Data Elements

CDE Long Name Preferred Definition CDE ID
Marital Status Description Type

a person's marital status.

2001707

Valid Values

Value Value Meaning Description Display Order
Married MARRIED

MARRIED

0
Widowed Widowed

A person who is no longer married because of the death of his/her spouse and who has not remarried.

1
Divorced DIVORCED

DIVORCED

2
Separated Separated

Separated

3
Never married Never married

A person who has never been married or whose only marriages have been annulled.

4
Domestic Partnership Living with partner

A person who is a member of an unmarried couple, including same sex couples, living together in long standing relationships that are registered or un-registered.

5
I prefer not to answer Refused

To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something.

6
Unknown/Not Reported Don't know

Unknown/Not Reported

7