4-23. MARITAL STATUS (FIELD 13, COLUMN 46)
a. Source of data. Admission interview.
b. Enter the appropriate marital status data code from table 4-11. Use the
abbreviations in this table in the open space provided in field 13. This is a required field
for all patients.
EXAMPLE:
13. MARITAL STATUS
46
M
DESCRIPTION
ABBREVIATION
DATA CODE
Annulled
Ann
A
Divorced
Div
D
Interlocutory
Inter
I
Legally Separated
Sep
L
Married
Marr
M
Single, Never Married
Sing
S
Widowed
Wid
W
Unknown
Unk
Z
Table 4-11. Marital status codes.
4-24. HOUR OF ADMISSION
a. Source of data. Self-explanatory. (Item 22, ITRCS).
b. Using the 2400- hour system enter the exact time the patient is admitted. For
newborns, enter the time of birth.
EXAMPLE:
HOUR OF
ADMISSION
85
MD0753
4-24