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FamilienstandCivil Status, (marital status) legal and social description of a person as regards his/her family status. The accepted terms for the different forms of civil status are: single, married, divorced, widowed and legally separated. In Austria 3.45 million persons are married, 3.2 million single, 663,000 widowed and 270,000 divorced (1991 census). There are large regional differences in civil status demographics, representing the nature of social developments in the area.
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