S2W-00244: How many (a) births, (b) births outside marriage, (c) births to teenagers, (d) marriages, (e) civil marriages, (f) divorces and (g) deaths …

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) births, (b) births outside marriage, (c) births to teenagers, (d) marriages, (e) civil marriages, (f) divorces and (g) deaths broken down by gender there were in each year since 2000 and what the average (i) age at first marriage and (ii) length of marriage at divorce was in each year

The answer

Answered by Hugh Henry on 4 Jun 2003 · 16 days after it was lodged, on time

The information requested is given in the following table. As is conventional with such data, the average age at first marriage is given separately for males and females and the "average" length of marriage at divorce is expressed as a median. | 2000 | 2001 | 2002*
Births | 53,076 | 52,527 | 51,272
Births Outside Marriage | 22,625 | 22,760 | 22,534
Births to Teenage Mothers | 4,599 | 4,444 | 4,195
Marriages | 30,367 | 29,621 | 29,827
Civil Marriages | 12,079 | 11,487 | 11,449
Divorces | 11,143 | 10,631 | 10,725
Deaths
- Males | 27,511 | 27,324 | 27,743
Deaths
- Females | 30,288 | 30,058 | 30,361
Average age at First Marriage
- Males | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.0
Average age at First Marriage
- Females | 28.6 | 28.8 | 29.1
Median Duration of Marriage at Divorce (Years) | 13 | 13 | 14
Note:*Data for 2002 are provisional.

In the Official Report

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