asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 16 years of age married in each year from 1 January 1975 up to and including 31 December 1984.
140.
Written Answers. - Marriage Statistics.
139.
asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 16 years of age but under 18 years of age married in each year from 1 January 1975 up to and including 31 December 1984.
141.
asked the Minister for Health the number of persons of (a) 18 years of age; (b) 19 years of age; and (c) 20 years of age, married in each year from 1 January 1975 up to and including 31 December 1984.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 to 141, inclusive, together.
The information requested is set out in the following table. 1982 is the latest year for which detailed figures on marriages are at present available.
Number of Persons Married aged
|
Year |
Under 16 |
16 to 17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
|
1975 |
6 |
686 |
1,193 |
2,096 |
2,980 |
|
1976 |
3 |
586 |
1,224 |
2,105 |
2,969 |
|
1977 |
14 |
662 |
1,341 |
2,032 |
3,003 |
|
1978 |
13 |
748 |
1,305 |
2,135 |
3,132 |
|
1979 |
9 |
687 |
1,294 |
2,207 |
2,957 |
|
1980 |
19 |
721 |
1,376 |
2,281 |
3,128 |
|
1981 |
11 |
582 |
1,072 |
1,916 |
2,747 |
|
1982* |
4 |
240 |
652 |
1,266 |
2,158 |
* Provisional figures.