Table 7:

Order in which spousal links are formed within each priority level from Table 1 when selecting among potential spouse/partners

Logical step 1 SPRULE value: −1	There is only one potential spouse/partner (including both same-sex and different-sex spouse/partners)
Logical step 2 SPRULE value: −2	There are multiple potential spouses/partners but only one potential different -sex spouse/partner
Logical step 3 SPRULE value: −3	There are multiple possible different-sex potential spouses/partners, relative age is used to link couples
Logical step 4 SPRULE value: −4	There are multiple different-sex potential spouses/partners but there are two people of the same age or age otherwise does not allow a clear link, location in the household is used as a “tie breaker”
Logical step 5 SPRULE value: −5	There are multiple same-sex potential spouses/partners in a household, again use relative age to determine who will pair together
Logical step 6 SPRULE value: −6	If there are multiple same-sex couples in a household and there are two people of the same age or age otherwise does not allow a clear link, location in the household is used as a “tie breaker”