Divorces and separations

7   Divorces, by number of children and duration of marriage. 2001
  Total Per cent Number of children1
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 - 
Total 10 308  100.0 4 221 2 483 2 673  795  113 19 4
Under 1 year 11 0.1 9 1 1 - - - -
1 year  255 2.5  176 33 32 12 2 - -
2 years  590 5.7  344  133 91 21 1 - -
3 years  632 6.1  292  178  130 29 2 1 -
4 years  692 6.7  323  181  159 27 2 - -
5 years  661 6.4  254  193  175 31 6 2 -
6 years  560 5.4  177  158  183 38 4 - -
7 years  513 5.0  174  127  161 48 3 - -
8 years  420 4.1  109  101  164 40 5 1 -
9 years  374 3.6  107 74  148 39 4 1 1
10 -14 years 1 689 16.4  314  360  722  251 36 6 -
15 - 19 years 1 213 11.8 38  277  463 - - - 3
20-24 years 1 091 10.6 32  446  182 35 4 3 6
25 years and above 1 507 14.6 1 240  208 47 12 - - -
Unknown  100 1.0 67 13 15 2 1 2 -
1  Children 0-17 years of age.

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