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INDEX
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Summary
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Summary of Marriage-Related Statistics
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TABLE 47:
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Marriages by Marital Status of Bride and Groom, British Columbia, 1998
Highlights to Table 47
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TABLE 48:
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Marriages by Age of Bride and Groom, British Columbia, 1998
Highlights to Table 48
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TABLE 49:
TABLE 50:
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Religious Representatives on Register and Marriages Performed by Religious Denomination
British Columbia, 1998
Marriage Commissioners on Register by Type and Marriages Performed
British Columbia, 1998
Highlights to Table 49/Table 50
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Marriage statistics presented in this section summarize all marriages which took place in British Columbia, and include non-residents who were married in the province. Included are tables containing information about marriages by previous marital status, age of bride and groom, and type of ceremony.
Summary statistics for marriages in 1998 are presented below:
- There were 21,749 marriages in British Columbia. The 1998 crude marriage rate, 5.4 marriages per 1,000 population, was the lowest rate since 1950.
- In 60.5% of all marriages in 1998, both the bride and groom were marrying for the first time (13,151). Both partners were divorced or widowed in 18.5% of marriages (4,026). In the remaining 21.0%, it was the first marriage for only one of the couple (4,572).
- Approximately one quarter (26.0%) of brides (5,650) and one quarter (25.9%) of grooms (5,638) who were married in 1998 had previously been divorced.
- The average age of brides and grooms, for first and later marriages combined, has been climbing steadily over the last two decades. In 1998, grooms were 34.4 years old on average, while brides were 31.6 years old.
- Out of every 100 marriages in 1998:
- 46 were performed by religious representatives
- 54 were civil ceremonies
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