Central Distributor SID: Description of Data Elements

MARITALSTATUS - Marital status of patient

Documentation Sections:

General Notes

Uniform Values

State Specific Notes

General Notes

Marital status at the time of admission or outpatient service (MaritalStatus) is retained as provided by the data source. Undocumented source data are set to invalid (A). No edit checks are performed on this data element during HCUP processing. Beginning with data year 2008, MaritalStatus was replaced with MaritalStatusUB04.

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Uniform Values

Variable Description Value Value Description MARITALSTATUS Marital status of patient M Married S Single D Divorced X Legally Separated P Life Partner W Widowed Blank Unknown, Missing A Invalid

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State Specific Notes

Arkansas Value Description Value Description M Married M Married S Single I SIngle D Divorced D Divorced X Legally Separated X Legally Separated Value not provided for life Partner B Life Partner W Widowed W Widowed U Unknown blank Unknown, Missing blank Not present in patient's record blank Missing other   Maryland Value Description Value Description 2 Married M Married 1 Single I Single 4 Divorced D Divorced 3 Separated X Legally Separated 5 Widow/Widower W Widowed 9 Unknown   Missing blank   (other)   Nevada Value Description Value Description 2 Married M Married 1 Single 1 Single 5 Divorced D Divorced 4 Legally Separated X Legally Separated 3 Life Partner B Life Partner 6 Widowed W Widowed 9, blank Unknown   Missing New Jersey MARITALSTATUS was discontinued in 2008 and replaced by MARITALSTATUS04.

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