marital status
noun
: the state of being married or not married
—used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed
Please enter your marital status.
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What To Know The size of future Social Security benefit cuts would vary significantly depending on a couple's age, marital status, and employment history.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Depending on a couple’s age, marital status, and work history, the actual size of the benefit cut would vary.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 July 2025
This data, combined with important lifestyle factors like marital status, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity, can help predict life expectancy more accurately.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
On the July 16 episode of her podcast, The Southern Tea, the former reality star — who is currently estranged from parents Todd and Julie Chrisley — cleared up the rumors swirling online about her name and marital status.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 July 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Depending on a couple’s age, marital status, and work history, the actual size of the benefit cut would vary.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 July 2025
This data, combined with important lifestyle factors like marital status, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity, can help predict life expectancy more accurately.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
On the July 16 episode of her podcast, The Southern Tea, the former reality star — who is currently estranged from parents Todd and Julie Chrisley — cleared up the rumors swirling online about her name and marital status.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 July 2025
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“Marital status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital%20status. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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