Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 14.19

Marital status, by minority ethnic group

 

Aged 16 and over       1999

Marital status
Minority ethnic group
   

General
population

Black
Caribbean
Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish  
% % % % % % %
Men
Married 40 69 68 71 65 60 60
Cohabiting 10 2 1 1 2 10 9
Separated 4 4 2 2 2 2 1
Divorced 5 2 3 0 0 4 4
Widowed 4 1 1 0 1 4 4
Single, never married 38 22 25 25 29 20 20
Women
Married 30 68 67 66 62 54 53
Cohabiting 6 2 1 1 2 8 9
Separated 5 4 7 6 2 5 2
Divorced 11 2 2 1 4 7 7
Widowed 5 7 5 7 4 8 12
Single, never married 44 18 19 18 25 18 17

Bases (weighted):
Men 367 595 358 136 96 1546 43287
Women 502 616 369 139 113 1988 51787

Bases (unweighted):
Men 546 626 620 532 301 537 3557
Women 746 657 642 562 361 708 4238


 


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