Spouse

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001832",
  "term": "Spouse",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Includes a person married to and living with a householder who is of the opposite sex of the householder. The category \"husband or wife\" includes people in formal marriages, as well as people in common-law marriages. In tabulations, unless otherwise specified, \"Spouse\" does not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state issuing marriage certificates for same-sex couples.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/spouse/"
}