marital status
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The researchers compared cancer rates by marital status, and by sex and race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
“If tax benefits, if health insurance, if parental rights were not all based upon marital status, we wouldn’t have the issues that we do,” said Chazan, the Glendale lawyer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Data were weighted by education, age by gender, race/ethnicity, region, household income, household size, marital status, employment and smoking status to reflect population proportions.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
A change in marital status can cause the future tax rate to change.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
Chicago was a break in my journey, a resumption of my name, identity, and happy marital status.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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