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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Demographic data gives advertisers viewer information, like location, age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, and income.
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ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
Family reasons, such as a change in marital status, was second (27.1 percent and 29.7 percent, respectively), followed by housing reasons (20.2 percent and 18 percent, respectively) such as wanting to own a home and not rent.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
If your income dramatically changes, your marital status or your other family statuses, the plan needs to be revised.
—James Brewer, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Likely voters are based on a probabilistic statistical model that relies on past voting history, interest in the current election, age, education, race, ethnicity, church attendance and marital status.
—Dana Blanton, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
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ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
Family reasons, such as a change in marital status, was second (27.1 percent and 29.7 percent, respectively), followed by housing reasons (20.2 percent and 18 percent, respectively) such as wanting to own a home and not rent.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
If your income dramatically changes, your marital status or your other family statuses, the plan needs to be revised.
—James Brewer, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Likely voters are based on a probabilistic statistical model that relies on past voting history, interest in the current election, age, education, race, ethnicity, church attendance and marital status.
—Dana Blanton, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for marital status
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“Marital status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital%20status. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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