Marital status

A person's marital status is a piece of biographical data describing their relationship with regard to the act of marriage Some common statuses are:
 * Annulled
 * Cohabitating
 * Deceased
 * Divorced
 * Engaged
 * Married
 * Never married
 * Separated
 * Single
 * Widowed

The number of children may also be specified and, in this case, becomes synonymous with family status. For example: married with no children. Marital status is often a question on censuses, credit card applications, and many different polls. Marital status studied in combination with other factors reveals a marriage gap.