Marital status of respondent

	%
Single (never married)	34
Married and living with husband/wife	51
A civil partner in a legally- registered civil partnership	0
Married and separated from husband/wife	3
Divorced	5
Widowed	6
Formerly a civil partner, the civil partnership now legally dissolved	0
A surviving civil partner as partner has died	0

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Single (never married)	33	35
Married and living with husband/wife	55	47
A civil partner in a legally- registered civil partnership	0	0
Married and separated from husband/wife	2	4
Divorced	4	7
Widowed	5	6
Formerly a civil partner, the civil partnership now legally dissolved	0	0
A surviving civil partner as partner has died	0	0

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Single (never married)	94	64	28	23	18	10
Married and living with husband/wife	5	34	66	64	62	55
A civil partner in a legally- registered civil partnership	0	0	1	1	0	0
Married and separated from husband/wife	0	2	4	4	6	2
Divorced	0	0	2	7	10	9
Widowed	0	0	0	1	3	23
Formerly a civil partner, the civil partnership now legally dissolved	1	0	0	0	0	0
A surviving civil partner as partner has died	0	0	0	0	0	1

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Single (never married)	35	25	47
Married and living with husband/wife	52	57	39
A civil partner in a legally- registered civil partnership	0	0	1
Married and separated from husband/wife	4	3	4
Divorced	3	7	6
Widowed	6	8	4
Formerly a civil partner, the civil partnership now legally dissolved	0	0	0
A surviving civil partner as partner has died	0	0	0

 

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