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1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 71 : " Distribution of Families by Age of Parent".
Age (l.b.d.). | Families (including those with no children). | Aver- age No. of Chil- dren. | Aver- age age of all Chil- dren. | Average age of Young- est Child. | Age (l.b.d.) | Families (including those with no children). | Aver- age No. of Chil- dren. | Aver- age age of all Chil- dren. | Average age of Young- est Child. | ||
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No. | Prop- ortion per 1,000. | No. | Prop- ortion per 1,000. | ||||||||
Married Men. | Married Women (enumerated with their husbands). | ||||||||||
All ages. | 7,475,051 | 1000 | 1.27 | 7.9 | 5.7 | All ages. | 6,971,234 | 1000 | 1.32 | 7.9 | 5.7 |
under 20 | 6,949 | 1 | 0.48 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Under 20 | 26,171 | 4 | 0.49 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
2024 | 255,915 | 34 | 0.65 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2024 | 406,023 | 58 | 0.78 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
2529 | 733,850 | 98 | 1.01 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2529 | 835,779 | 120 | 1.27 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
3034 | 968,357 | 130 | 1.56 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 3034 | 974,782 | 140 | 1.87 | 6.1 | 3.6 |
3539 | 1,041,814 | 139 | 2.06 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 3539 | 1,009,330 | 144 | 2.27 | 8.2 | 5.3 |
4044 | 1,023,500 | 137 | 2.05 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 4044 | 963,627 | 138 | 2.01 | 9.5 | 7.1 |
4549 | 972,228 | 130 | 1.60 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 4549 | 854,416 | 123 | 1.35 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
5054 | 800,309 | 107 | 1.01 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 505 | 674,427 | 97 | 0.68 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
5559 | 626,536 | 84 | 0.52 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 5559 | 498,824 | 72 | 0.21 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
6064 | 455,816 | 61 | 0.23 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 6064 | 341,862 | 49 | 0.03 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
6569 | 309,383 | 41 | 0.11 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 6569 | 215,244 | 31 | 0.01 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
70 and up | 280,394 | 38 | 0.05 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 70 and up | 170,749 | 24 | 0.01 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
Widowers. | Widows. | ||||||||||
All ages. | 642,311 | 1000 | 0.32 | 10.4 | 9.3 | All ages. | 1,621,758 | 1000 | 0.37 | 9.9 | 8.7 |
under 20 | 70 | 0 | 0.27 | 2.7 | 2.9 | Under 20 | 166 | 0 | 0.30 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
2024 | 1,527 | 2 | 0.42 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2024 | 5,837 | 4 | 0.73 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
2529 | 7,571 | 12 | 0.64 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2529 | 34,023 | 21 | 1.01 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
3034 | 15,086 | 23 | 1.03 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 3034 | 64,308 | 40 | 1.46 | 7.6 | 5.8 |
3539 | 22,420 | 35 | 1.45 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 3539 | 80,699 | 50 | 1.76 | 9.4 | 7.3 |
4044 | 31,082 | 48 | 1.43 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 4044 | 94,655 | 58 | 1.48 | 10.5 | 8.8 |
4549 | 44,365 | 69 | 1.03 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 4549 | 115,069 | 71 | 0.91 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
5054 | 58,712 | 91 | 0.56 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 5054 | 146,330 | 90 | 0.42 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
5559 | 71,421 | 111 | 0.24 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 5559 | 174,841 | 108 | 0.12 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
6064 | 84,605 | 132 | 0.08 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 6064 | 202,494 | 125 | 0.02 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
6569 | 97,501 | 153 | 0.03 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 6569 | 224,969 | 139 | 0.01 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
70 and up | 207,951 | 324 | 0.01 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 70 and up | 478,367 | 294 | 0.00 | 10.4 | 9.9 |