Definition
The marital status of the birth (biological) mother of a child at the time of the child's birth, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptBirth mother—marital status
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Object ClassBirth mother
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PropertyMarital Status
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Value DomainMarital Status Code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Marital Status Code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Never married | ||
| 2 | Widowed | |||
| 3 | Divorced | |||
| 4 | Separated | |||
| 5 | Married (registered and de facto) | |||
| Supplementary Values | 6 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Marital status of the birth mother is at the time the child was born.