Data Used for Figure 24

Marriage and Marriage Rates 1970-2007

Year Number Rate
1970 139,578 12.5
1971 140,390 12.2
1972 149,009 12.6
1973 152,162 12.6
1974 153,002 12.3
1975 153,154 12.0
1976 157,320 12.1
1977 159,576 12.0
1978 167,827 12.3
1979 172,757 12.4
1980 181,762 12.8
1981 194,762 13.2
1982 198,647 13.0
1983 199,037 12.7
1984 210,978 13.1
1985 201,632 12.3
1986 194,777 11.6
1987 188,315 11.1
1988 172,907 10.0
1989 170,964 9.8
1990 178,613 10.5
1991 178,640 10.4
1992 178,070 10.1
1993 177,497 9.9
1994 180,575 9.9
1995 177,581 9.5
1996 178,659 9.4
1997 182,817 9.5
1998 165,562 8.4
1999 184,110 9.2
2000 182,327 9.0
2001 191,801 9.1
2002 181,990 8.4
2003 178,751 8.1
2004 178,511 7.9
2005 176,768 7.7
2006 178,115 7.6
2007 176,305 7.4

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