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1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 79 : " Relation of Husbands' and Wives' Ages".
Age of Husband. | Percentage of Husbands with | Age of Wife. | Percentage of Wives with | |||||
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Wives Younger. | Wives of Same Age. | Wives Older. | Husbands Younger. | Husbands of Same Age. | Husbands Older. | |||
All Ages | 63.5 | 12.5 | 24.0 | All Ages | 24.0 | 12.5 | 63.5 | |
Under 20 | 16.2 | 22.6 | 61.2 | Under 20 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 94.2 | |
2024 | 42.6 | 19.3 | 38.1 | 2024 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 79.8 | |
2529 | 55.9 | 15.5 | 28.6 | 2529 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 70.9 | |
3034 | 60.4 | 13.6 | 26.0 | 3034 | 21.5 | 12.7 | 65.8 | |
3539 | 62.0 | 13.0 | 25.0 | 3539 | 23.2 | 12.5 | 64.3 | |
4044 | 63.4 | 12.5 | 24.1 | 4044 | 24.3 | 12.5 | 63.2 | |
4549 | 65.4 | 11.9 | 22.7 | 4549 | 26.0 | 12.8 | 61.2 | |
5054 | 66.7 | 11.4 | 21.9 | 5054 | 27.7 | 12.7 | 59.6 | |
5559 | 67.7 | 11.0 | 21.3 | 5559 | 29.5 | 12.9 | 57.6 | |
6064 | 69.0 | 10.6 | 20.4 | 6064 | 32.1 | 13.1 | 54.8 | |
6569 | 70.6 | 9.8 | 19.6 | 6569 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 52.0 | |
7074 | 74.3 | 8.4 | 17.3 | 7074 | 42.0 | 11.7 | 46.3 | |
7579 | 79.3 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 7579 | 49.8 | 11.3 | 38.9 | |
8084 | 84.8 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 8084 | 60.7 | 10.1 | 29.2 | |
85 and over | 92.6 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 85 and over | 76.1 | 6.9 | 17.0 |