"Table 7.3     Marriages, mean age at marriage, by sex and marital status, Scotland, 1855 to 2007",,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Males - mean age at marriage,,,,,,,,,,,,
Year,,,,All,,Bachelors who married,,,Widowers who married,,,Divorced men who married,
,All,All,All,divorced ,,, Divorced,,,Divorced,,,Divorced
,men,bachelors,widowers,men,Spinsters,Widows, women,Spinsters,Widows, women,Spinsters,Widows,women
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1855-60,28.8 ,27.0 ,42.5 ,-,26.8 ,32.6 ,-,41.3 ,46.0 ,-,-,-,-
1861-70,28.6 ,26.8 ,42.1 ,-,26.6 ,32.8 ,-,40.8 ,45.8 ,-,-,-,-
1871-80,28.5 ,26.6 ,41.7 ,-,26.4 ,32.7 ,-,40.3 ,45.6 ,-,-,-,-
1881-90,28.5 ,26.8 ,41.8 ,-,26.6 ,33.6 ,-,40.3 ,45.8 ,-,-,-,-
1891-1900,28.7 ,27.2 ,42.2 ,-,27.0 ,33.6 ,-,40.5 ,46.7 ,-,-,-,-
1901-10,28.9 ,27.5 ,43.2 ,-,27.4 ,34.0 ,-,41.7 ,47.2 ,-,-,-,-
1911-20,29.6 ,28.2 ,44.9 ,-,27.9 ,34.3 ,-,43.4 ,48.0 ,-,-,-,-
1921-30,29.4 ,28.1 ,46.2 ,-,27.8 ,36.2 ,-,44.4 ,50.8 ,-,-,-,-
1931-40¹,29.4 ,28.2 ,47.2 ,38.9 ,28.0 ,37.7 ,34.1 ,45.5 ,53.3 ,49.6 ,38.0 ,43.5 ,40.3 
1941-50,29.0 ,27.6 ,48.3 ,37.6 ,27.3 ,35.3 ,32.9 ,46.4 ,53.9 ,47.5 ,37.3 ,41.7 ,39.4 
1951-60,27.9 ,26.4 ,52.2 ,38.5 ,26.0 ,39.3 ,33.2 ,49.4 ,57.5 ,49.9 ,36.9 ,44.2 ,40.6 ,,
1961-70,26.5 ,24.8 ,55.4 ,37.7 ,24.5 ,40.7 ,32.2 ,52.1 ,59.8 ,51.9 ,35.5 ,46.5 ,39.8 ,,
1971-80,26.8 ,24.3 ,56.9 ,36.6 ,23.7 ,41.0 ,30.3 ,53.0 ,61.7 ,52.6 ,33.6 ,47.3 ,38.9 ,,
1981-90,28.9 ,25.6 ,57.5 ,38.3 ,25.0 ,40.8 ,30.6 ,51.9 ,63.7 ,54.0 ,34.6 ,49.2 ,41.0 ,,
1991-2000,32.7 ,28.8 ,58.4 ,41.1 ,28.1 ,41.0 ,32.7 ,51.4 ,65.6 ,56.2 ,37.5 ,51.1 ,43.4 ,,
1996,33.1 ,29.1 ,59.0 ,41.3 ,28.3 ,40.1 ,32.8 ,51.8 ,67.1 ,56.2 ,37.7 ,51.0 ,43.6 ,,
1997,33.5 ,29.5 ,59.0 ,41.5 ,28.8 ,41.2 ,33.3 ,52.9 ,65.6 ,56.9 ,38.1 ,51.1 ,43.6 ,,
1998,33.8 ,29.8 ,58.2 ,41.9 ,29.0 ,42.6 ,33.6 ,50.4 ,66.2 ,55.7 ,38.3 ,51.6 ,44.2 ,,
1999,34.1 ,30.1 ,58.9 ,42.3 ,29.2 ,40.9 ,34.1 ,52.8 ,66.3 ,56.6 ,38.8 ,50.8 ,44.6 ,,
2000,34.6 ,30.5 ,58.2 ,43.0 ,29.7 ,42.5 ,34.6 ,52.7 ,64.3 ,56.8 ,39.5 ,51.3 ,45.2 ,,
2001,34.8 ,30.7 ,57.2 ,43.1 ,29.9 ,40.0 ,35.1 ,50.6 ,65.3 ,56.1 ,39.7 ,52.2 ,45.4 ,,
2002,35.2 ,31.0 ,59.5 ,43.7 ,30.2 ,41.9 ,35.3 ,54.9 ,66.1 ,57.8 ,40.1 ,52.3 ,45.9 ,,
2003,35.6 ,31.4 ,58.5 ,44.3 ,30.5 ,41.8 ,36.0 ,51.8 ,65.9 ,57.5 ,40.8 ,53.0 ,46.3 ,,
2004,35.9 ,31.6 ,59.4 ,44.8 ,30.7 ,42.7 ,36.6 ,52.8 ,65.9 ,58.8 ,41.2 ,53.8 ,46.9 ,,
2005,36.3 ,31.9 ,59.5 ,45.3 ,30.9 ,44.1 ,37.2 ,53.5 ,67.7 ,57.8 ,41.7 ,54.0 ,47.4 ,,
2006,36.5 ,32.1 ,59.0 ,45.8 ,31.1 ,43.6 ,37.7 ,53.3 ,66.2 ,57.8 ,41.9 ,53.7 ,48.2 ,,
2007,36.7 ,32.2 ,60.2 ,46.2 ,31.3 ,43.3 ,38.1 ,54.0 ,68.2 ,58.7 ,42.6 ,54.1 ,48.2 
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,Females - mean age at marriage,,,,,,,,,,,,
Year,,,,All,,Spinsters who married,,,Widows who married,,,Divorced women who married,
,All,All,All,divorced ,,, Divorced,,, Divorced,,, Divorced
,women,spinsters,widows,women,Bachelors,Widowers, men,Bachelors,Widowers, men,Bachelors,Widowers, men
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1855-60,25.6 ,24.9 ,36.7 ,-,24.2 ,31.8 ,-,33.6 ,39.6 ,-,-,-,-
1861-70,25.6 ,24.9 ,37.1 ,-,24.2 ,32.0 ,-,33.6 ,40.1 ,-,-,-,-
1871-80,25.6 ,24.8 ,37.1 ,-,24.1 ,32.2 ,-,33.8 ,40.3 ,-,-,-,-
1881-90,25.7 ,24.9 ,38.0 ,-,24.2 ,32.3 ,-,34.6 ,41.1 ,-,-,-,-
1891-1900,25.9 ,25.2 ,38.4 ,-,24.6 ,32.6 ,-,34.6 ,42.0 ,-,-,-,-
1901-10,26.2 ,25.6 ,38.6 ,-,25.0 ,33.4 ,-,35.2 ,42.4 ,-,-,-,-
1911-20,26.7 ,26.0 ,37.7 ,-,25.4 ,34.5 ,-,34.2 ,42.7 ,-,-,-,-
1921-30,26.5 ,25.8 ,40.2 ,-,25.3 ,35.0 ,-,36.3 ,45.1 ,-,-,-,-
1931-40¹,26.4 ,25.9 ,42.5 ,35.8 ,25.3 ,35.6 ,30.7 ,38.3 ,47.5 ,41.2 ,33.9 ,41.7 ,36.5 
1941-50,26.0 ,25.2 ,40.0 ,33.7 ,24.6 ,37.0 ,30.5 ,35.1 ,48.2 ,39.2 ,32.5 ,40.1 ,35.9 
1951-60,25.1 ,24.0 ,45.9 ,35.2 ,23.5 ,39.8 ,30.4 ,40.0 ,52.4 ,42.7 ,33.1 ,42.1 ,37.0 
1961-70,24.1 ,22.8 ,49.2 ,34.8 ,22.3 ,42.4 ,28.7 ,42.0 ,55.2 ,45.4 ,32.2 ,44.0 ,36.3 
1971-80,24.7 ,22.5 ,51.0 ,34.0 ,21.9 ,42.9 ,27.2 ,42.6 ,57.4 ,46.4 ,30.8 ,44.8 ,35.6 
1981-90,26.6 ,23.8 ,51.7 ,35.7 ,23.2 ,41.6 ,27.6 ,42.4 ,59.4 ,47.8 ,31.9 ,46.3 ,37.6 
1991-2000,30.4 ,27.0 ,52.6 ,38.4 ,26.3 ,40.6 ,30.5 ,43.5 ,61.3 ,49.5 ,34.7 ,49.1 ,40.2 
1996,30.8 ,27.4 ,52.4 ,38.5 ,26.6 ,41.3 ,30.7 ,42.4 ,62.8 ,49.4 ,34.7 ,49.4 ,40.5 
1997,31.2 ,27.8 ,52.6 ,38.9 ,27.0 ,42.0 ,31.2 ,43.2 ,61.3 ,49.9 ,35.3 ,50.0 ,40.5 
1998,31.4 ,27.9 ,53.2 ,39.0 ,27.2 ,40.8 ,31.4 ,45.1 ,61.9 ,50.1 ,35.3 ,48.9 ,40.9 
1999,31.8 ,28.2 ,52.6 ,39.5 ,27.4 ,42.0 ,31.8 ,43.4 ,61.8 ,49.8 ,35.8 ,50.0 ,41.3 
2000,32.2 ,28.6 ,52.5 ,40.3 ,27.7 ,41.3 ,32.2 ,44.7 ,60.6 ,50.2 ,36.4 ,49.8 ,42.1 
2001,32.3 ,28.8 ,51.4 ,40.3 ,27.9 ,41.2 ,32.4 ,42.9 ,61.0 ,50.2 ,36.8 ,49.8 ,42.1 
2002,32.8 ,29.1 ,52.9 ,41.0 ,28.2 ,44.3 ,32.8 ,45.1 ,61.8 ,51.1 ,37.3 ,50.8 ,42.7 
2003,33.2 ,29.4 ,53.2 ,41.7 ,28.5 ,41.1 ,33.6 ,43.3 ,62.2 ,52.3 ,38.1 ,51.0 ,43.3 
2004,33.4 ,29.6 ,53.0 ,42.0 ,28.7 ,41.4 ,33.9 ,44.5 ,62.0 ,52.0 ,38.3 ,52.4 ,43.8 
2005,33.8 ,29.9 ,53.6 ,42.6 ,29.0 ,44.2 ,34.3 ,46.6 ,63.6 ,51.2 ,38.8 ,51.7 ,44.3 
2006,34.0 ,30.2 ,53.7 ,42.9 ,29.3 ,43.8 ,34.6 ,47.4 ,62.8 ,51.7 ,39.1 ,51.9 ,44.6 ,,,
2007,34.2 ,30.3 ,54.1 ,43.4 ,29.3 ,44.1 ,35.0 ,46.5 ,63.7 ,52.1 ,39.5 ,52.5 ,45.0 ,,,
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¹  Before 1933 divorced men were included with bachelors and divorced women with spinsters.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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