Psychiatry and Psychology

Marital Status

A demographic parameter indicating a person's status with respect to marriage, divorce, widowhood, singleness (SINGLE PERSON), etc.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A demographic parameter indicating a person's status with respect to marriage, divorce, widowhood, singleness (SINGLE PERSON), etc.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Status, Marital
  • Currently Married
  • Ever Married
  • Married, Currently

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

a demographic & statist concept: differentiate from MARRIAGE, a sociol & anthropol concept; includes marital state, divorce, widowhood, singleness

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History Note

93; was see MARRIAGE 1990-92

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Previous Indexing

  • Marriage (1966-1992)

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  1. F01.829w.263w.315.500w
  2. I01w.240w.361.500w
  3. I01w.880w.853.150w.423.500w
  4. N01.224w.361.500w
  5. N01.824w.308.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Marital Status. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017533. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017533
  2. Marital Status. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marital_status
  3. Marital Status. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11920938