Cohabitational status

1   Cohabitants, married and single by age. Women. 1977-2001. Per cent
  16-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-44 years 45-49 years 50-54 years 55-59 years 60-69 years 70-79 years Number of respondents
Cohabitants                        
1977 .. 12 5 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 817
19881 .. 34 24 12 6 7 .. .. .. .. .. 3 298
1993 6 34 33 20 14 8 5 3 3 1 1 3 284
1994 6 31 35 22 12 11 9 7 1 3 0 3 437
1995 5 29 33 24 16 12 6 7 4 1 1 2 688
1996 2 34 39 23 11 12 9 5 3 2 1 3 619
1997 7 35 36 23 16 9 9 6 6 2 1 3 770
1998 5 33 37 27 18 13 8 6 6 2 1 3 811
1999 7 32 42 28 18 15 11 7 6 5 1 3 246
2000 6 29 38 27 15 15 12 9 4 2 1 2 758
2001 6 31 41 26 20 16 12 6 7 4 1 3 697
Married                        
1977 .. 45 81 87 86 87 .. .. .. .. .. 3 817
19881 .. 20 53 71 79 80 .. .. .. .. .. 3 298
1993 0 9 40 60 67 73 78 78 74 66 46 3 284
1994 0 9 35 60 68 70 73 74 71 66 42 3 437
1995 1 9 41 53 67 68 77 75 72 64 45 2 688
1996 0 8 29 59 72 70 70 77 76 66 44 3 619
1997 1 7 29 56 66 76 73 69 70 70 46 3 770
1998 0 7 30 53 63 68 73 69 74 70 42 3 811
1999 1 8 30 48 60 62 71 71 69 68 50 3 246
2000 1 4 31 53 65 64 72 72 75 68 42 2 758
2001 0 6 25 49 59 62 67 72 71 65 43 3 697
Single                        
1977 .. 43 14 11 12 12 .. .. .. .. .. 3 817
19881 .. 46 23 17 15 13 .. .. .. .. .. 3 298
1993 94 57 27 20 19 19 17 19 23 33 53 3 284
1994 94 59 30 19 20 18 18 19 28 32 58 3 437
1995 94 63 26 24 16 20 17 18 25 35 54 2 688
1996 98 58 32 18 16 18 21 18 21 32 55 3 619
1997 92 58 35 22 18 15 18 26 24 28 54 3 770
1998 95 60 33 20 19 19 19 24 20 28 57 3 811
1999 92 60 28 24 23 23 17 23 25 26 49 3 246
2000 93 67 31 20 20 21 16 19 21 30 57 2 758
2001 94 63 34 25 20 23 21 21 22 31 55 3 697
1  Figures for age groups 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39 and 40-44 years referring to women 23, 28, 33, 38 and 43 years of age.
Source: Source: NOS Fertility Surey 1977, Family and Occupation Survey 1988 and Omnibus Surveys 1993 -2001.

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