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Marriages and Divorces 2021

South Africa, 2021
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ZAF_2021_MD_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Aug 12, 2025
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Age difference between bridegroom and bride (AgeDiff)

Data file: md-2021-civil-marriages-v1

Overview

Valid: 1000
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 2
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category Cases
0 Spouses same age 77
7.7%
1 Bridegroom older 773
77.3%
2 Bridegroom younger 150
15%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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