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1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 41 : " Marital Conditions: Proportions by Sexes in Age Groups. England and Wales (1881-1921), Large Aggregates and Geographical Divisions (1921)".
ENGLAND AND WALES 1881-1921
Proportions per 1,000: | |||||||
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1881. | 1891. | 1901. | 1911. | 1921. | |||
MALES. | |||||||
Ages 15 and Up. | { | Single | 392 | 406 | 411 | 403 | 365 |
Married | 553 | 540 | 536 | 545 | 584 | ||
Widowed | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | ||
15-19 | { | Single | 995 | 996 | 997 | 998 | 996 |
Married | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20-24 | { | Single | 777 | 805 | 826 | 857 | 822 |
Married | 221 | 193 | 173 | 142 | 177 | ||
Widowed | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
25-34 | { | Single | 317 | 343 | 359 | 386 | 341 |
Married | 669 | 645 | 631 | 606 | 649 | ||
Widowed | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | ||
35-44 | { | Single | 138 | 147 | 158 | 169 | 150 |
Married | 826 | 818 | 812 | 806 | 827 | ||
Widowed | 36 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 23 | ||
45-54 | { | Single | 96 | 100 | 110 | 122 | 120 |
Married | 832 | 827 | 819 | 817 | 831 | ||
Widowed | 72 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 49 | ||
55-64 | { | Single | 83 | 84 | 89 | 98 | 104 |
Married | 779 | 771 | 764 | 763 | 782 | ||
Widowed | 138 | 145 | 147 | 139 | 114 | ||
65-74 | { | Single | 76 }588 336 | 73 590{ 337 | 78 | 85 | 91 |
Married | 630 | 630 | 654 | ||||
Widowed | 292 | 285 | 255 | ||||
75-84 | { | Single | 66 | 69 | 73 | ||
Married | 443 | 443 | 468 | ||||
Widowed | 491 | 488 | 459 | ||||
85 and Up. | { | Single | 62 | 61 | 70 | ||
Married | 263 | 258 | 272 | ||||
Widowed | 675 | 681 | 658 | ||||
FEMALES. | |||||||
Ages 15 and Up. | { | Single | 367 | 387 | 395 | 390 | 368 |
Married | 517 | 499 | 497 | 506 | 520 | ||
Widowed | 116 | 114 | 108 | 104 | 112 | ||
15-19 | { | Single | 975 | 981 | 985 | 988 | 982 |
Married | 25 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 18 | ||
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20-24 | { | Single | 665 | 701 | 726 | 757 | 726 |
Married | 331 | 296 | 272 | 242 | 270 | ||
Widowed | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
25-34 | { | Single | 293 | 326 | 340 | 355 | 337 |
Married | 681 | 653 | 643 | 632 | 631 | ||
Widowed | 26 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 32 | ||
35-44 | { | Single | 153 | 164 | 185 | 196 | 192 |
Married | 765 | 761 | 751 | 753 | 746 | ||
Widowed | 82 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 62 | ||
45-54 | { | Single | 119 | 124 | 136 | 158 | 164 |
Married | 711 | 706 | 705 | 709 | 721 | ||
Widowed | 170 | 170 | 159 | 133 | 115 | ||
55-64 | { | Single | 109 | 110 | 117 | 132 | 153 |
Married | 581 | 573 | 569 | 584 | 600 | ||
Widowed | 310 | 317 | 314 | 284 | 247 | ||
65-74 | { | Single | 104 }326 570 | 108 319{ 573 | 111 | 121 | 139 |
Married | 368 | 375 | 393 | ||||
Widowed | 521 | 504 | 468 | ||||
75-84 | { | Single | 111 | 120 | 132 | ||
Married | 176 | 177 | 187 | ||||
Widowed | 713 | 703 | 681 | ||||
85 and Up. | { | Single | 119 | 126 | 130 | ||
Married | 59 | 55 | 67 | ||||
Widowed | 822 | 819 | 803 |
LARGE AGGREGATES 1921
Proportions per 1,000: | |||||||||
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England and Wales. | A.C.s, less London. | London. | C.B.s. | U.D.s, less London and C.B.s. | U.D.s, with London and C.B.s. | R.D.s. | |||
MALES. | |||||||||
Ages 15 and Up. | { | Single | 365 | 369 | 364 | 358 | 357 | 359 | 387 |
Married | 584 | 580 | 586 | 591 | 594 | 591 | 559 | ||
Widowed | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 54 | ||
15-19 | { | Single | 996 | 996 | 995 | 996 | 996 | 996 | 997 |
Married | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20-24 | { | Single | 822 | 831 | 819 | 809 | 818 | 814 | 853 |
Married | 177 | 168 | 180 | 190 | 181 | 185 | 146 | ||
Widowed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
25-34 | { | Single | 341 | 353 | 340 | 323 | 331 | 329 | 390 |
Married | 649 | 638 | 651 | 667 | 660 | 661 | 601 | ||
Widowed | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | ||
35-44 | { | Single | 150 | 155 | 155 | 140 | 141 | 143 | 180 |
Married | 827 | 824 | 822 | 836 | 837 | 834 | 799 | ||
Widowed | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | ||
45-54 | { | Single | 120 | 123 | 126 | 113 | 112 | 114 | 141 |
Married | 831 | 832 | 821 | 833 | 842 | 835 | 816 | ||
Widowed | 49 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 46 | 51 | 43 | ||
55-64 | { | Single | 104 | 106 | 116 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 120 |
Married | 782 | 788 | 766 | 778 | 794 | 783 | 781 | ||
Widowed | 114 | 106 | 118 | 126 | 110 | 118 | 99 | ||
65-74 | { | Single | 91 | 91 | 109 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 99 |
Married | 654 | 664 | 634 | 642 | 660 | 649 | 668 | ||
Widowed | 255 | 245 | 257 | 275 | 255 | 263 | 233 | ||
75-84 | { | Single | 73 | 72 | 91 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 74 |
Married | 468 | 476 | 465 | 451 | 466 | 460 | 485 | ||
Widowed | 459 | 452 | 444 | 483 | 464 | 468 | 441 | ||
85 and Up. | { | Single | 70 | 70 | 85 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 67 |
Married | 272 | 271 | 303 | 260 | 270 | 272 | 272 | ||
Widowed | 658 | 659 | 612 | 673 | 658 | 656 | 661 | ||
FEMALES. | |||||||||
Ages 15 and Up. | { | Single | 368 | 365 | 394 | 363 | 370 | 371 | 357 |
Married | 520 | 528 | 482 | 522 | 523 | 516 | 538 | ||
Widowed | 112 | 107 | 124 | 115 | 107 | 113 | 105 | ||
15-19 | { | Single | 982 | 982 | 983 | 983 | 982 | 982 | 982 |
Married | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20-24 | { | Single | 726 | 726 | 746 | 720 | 727 | 727 | 724 |
Married | 270 | 271 | 250 | 276 | 270 | 269 | 273 | ||
Widowed | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
25-34 | { | Single | 337 | 337 | 371 | 325 | 336 | 337 | 340 |
Married | 631 | 633 | 593 | 640 | 634 | 630 | 632 | ||
Widowed | 32 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 28 | ||
35-44 | { | Single | 192 | 195 | 221 | 178 | 192 | 190 | 200 |
Married | 746 | 750 | 702 | 753 | 750 | 744 | 751 | ||
Widowed | 62 | 55 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 66 | 49 | ||
45-54 | { | Single | 164 | 170 | 187 | 145 | 168 | 161 | 175 |
Married | 721 | 731 | 664 | 725 | 726 | 717 | 739 | ||
Widowed | 115 | 99 | 149 | 130 | 106 | 122 | 86 | ||
55-64 | { | Single | 153 | 160 | 172 | 134 | 159 | 151 | 160 |
Married | 600 | 621 | 536 | 586 | 603 | 586 | 651 | ||
Widowed | 247 | 219 | 292 | 280 | 238 | 263 | 189 | ||
65-74 | { | Single | 139 | 143 | 161 | 123 | 147 | 140 | 138 |
Married | 393 | 422 | 333 | 361 | 391 | 370 | 467 | ||
Widowed | 468 | 435 | 506 | 516 | 462 | 490 | 395 | ||
75-84 | { | Single | 132 | 132 | 162 | 121 | 139 | 136 | 223 |
Married | 187 | 206 | 146 | 161 | 181 | 168 | 139 | ||
Widowed | 681 | 662 | 692 | 718 | 680 | 696 | 638 | ||
85 and Up. | { | Single | 130 | 125 | 160 | 128 | 140 | 139 | 108 |
Married | 67 | 73 | 61 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 84 | ||
Widowed | 803 | 802 | 779 | 816 | 796 | 800 | 808 |
GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS 1921
Proportions per 1,000: | |||||||||
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England and Wales. | Wales. | Central Coun- ties. | North- ern Coun- ties. | London and sur- round- ing Coun- ties. | South- ern Coun- ties. | East- ern Coun- ties. | |||
MALES. | |||||||||
Ages 15 and Up. | { | Single | 365 | 402 | 356 | 367 | 358 | 366 | 359 |
Married | 584 | 545 | 593 | 581 | 594 | 583 | 585 | ||
Widowed | 51 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 48 | 51 | 56 | ||
15-19 | { | Single | 996 | 996 | 996 | 996 | 996 | 997 | 996 |
Married | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20-24 | { | Single | 822 | 824 | 808 | 807 | 835 | 862 | 835 |
Married | 177 | 174 | 191 | 192 | 164 | 137 | 164 | ||
Widowed | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
25-34 | { | Single | 341 | 387 | 317 | 330 | 343 | 379 | 356 |
Married | 649 | 603 | 674 | 659 | 648 | 613 | 636 | ||
Widowed | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||
35-44 | { | Single | 150 | 186 | 138 | 149 | 145 | 163 | 160 |
Married | 827 | 788 | 841 | 826 | 834 | 818 | 819 | ||
Widowed | 23 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | ||
45-54 | { | Single | 120 | 150 | 109 | 124 | 113 | 120 | 126 |
Married | 831 | 791 | 843 | 822 | 842 | 841 | 833 | ||
Widowed | 49 | 59 | 48 | 54 | 45 | 39 | 41 | ||
55-64 | { | Single | 104 | 133 | 93 | 106 | 102 | 101 | 103 |
Married | 782 | 739 | 796 | 766 | 792 | 807 | 800 | ||
Widowed | 114 | 128 | 111 | 128 | 106 | 92 | 97 | ||
65-74 | { | Single | 91 | 116 | 83 | 94 | 92 | 85 | 84 |
Married | 654 | 614 | 663 | 620 | 667 | 697 | 689 | ||
Widowed | 255 | 270 | 254 | 286 | 241 | 218 | 227 | ||
75-84 | { | Single | 73 | 97 | 64 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 64 |
Married | 468 | 421 | 469 | 422 | 488 | 512 | 503 | ||
Widowed | 459 | 482 | 467 | 501 | 437 | 421 | 433 | ||
85 and Up. | { | Single | 70 | 100 | 60 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 55 |
Married | 272 | 224 | 260 | 238 | 300 | 288 | 287 | ||
Widowed | 658 | 676 | 680 | 683 | 625 | 647 | 658 | ||
FEMALES. | |||||||||
Ages 15 and Up. | { | Single | 368 | 352 | 358 | 363 | 386 | 378 | 342 |
Married | 520 | 546 | 536 | 526 | 499 | 502 | 544 | ||
Widowed | 112 | 102 | 106 | 111 | 115 | 120 | 114 | ||
15-19 | { | Single | 982 | 975 | 984 | 981 | 985 | 985 | 981 |
Married | 18 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 19 | ||
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20-24 | { | Single | 726 | 675 | 718 | 712 | 754 | 753 | 714 |
Married | 270 | 322 | 279 | 284 | 242 | 243 | 282 | ||
Widowed | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
25-34 | { | Single | 337 | 300 | 316 | 326 | 365 | 369 | 316 |
Married | 631 | 675 | 653 | 641 | 602 | 600 | 650 | ||
Widowed | 32 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | ||
35-44 | { | Single | 192 | 158 | 173 | 181 | 213 | 231 | 182 |
Married | 746 | 788 | 770 | 755 | 720 | 706 | 763 | ||
Widowed | 62 | 54 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 63 | 55 | ||
45-54 | { | Single | 164 | 130 | 145 | 148 | 183 | 212 | 159 |
Married | 721 | 759 | 751 | 731 | 693 | 682 | 750 | ||
Widowed | 115 | 111 | 104 | 121 | 124 | 106 | 91 | ||
55-64 | { | Single | 153 | 120 | 137 | 136 | 171 | 201 | 144 |
Married | 600 | 631 | 634 | 592 | 573 | 585 | 660 | ||
Widowed | 247 | 249 | 229 | 272 | 256 | 214 | 196 | ||
65-74 | { | Single | 139 | 113 | 122 | 119 | 159 | 185 | 126 |
Married | 393 | 407 | 428 | 367 | 372 | 405 | 472 | ||
Widowed | 468 | 480 | 450 | 514 | 469 | 410 | 402 | ||
75-84 | { | Single | 132 | 105 | 118 | 109 | 154 | 166 | 116 |
Married | 187 | 185 | 204 | 161 | 175 | 200 | 249 | ||
Widowed | 681 | 710 | 678 | 730 | 671 | 634 | 635 | ||
85 and Up. | { | Single | 130 | 93 | 121 | 115 | 149 | 153 | 90 |
Married | 67 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 80 | ||
Widowed | 803 | 842 | 811 | 824 | 782 | 781 | 830 |
* For constitution of the geographical divisions, see p. 19.
[In the table as originally published, the figures for "England and Wales 1881-1921", "Large Aggregates" and "Geographical Divisions" all appeared in a single row, but they have been re-arranged for presentation within Vision of Britain.]