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Definition	A married woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Commentary	In the perspective of de facto marriage, it refers to a married woman whose de facto spouse has died and living alone(population and housing census, economically active population survey, etc.). In the perspective of a legal marriage system, it refers to a person whose legal spouse has died legally and living alone(vital statistics).
Source	KOSTAT (Population and Housing Census and other)