ED012

Data Element

MARITAL_STATUS

Description

The marital status of the patient at date of admission, or start of care.

NULL = Not present in patient’s record
D = Divorced
M = Married
S = Single 
U = Unknown
W = Widowed
X = Legally Separated 

NOTE: Other values exist but no definition is available.

TypeText
Formatchar
Length1
Coverage95%
Tip / Notes
Rank014