Table 3. Distribution of never marriage and non-marital conjugal relationships in resident women by area and age (number and percentage), ACDIS, 2006.
| Age groups in years |
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-45 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60+ | all ages | |
|
|
||||||||||
| Marital or partnership pattern | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | n |
|
|
||||||||||
| (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| Of women resident in peri-urban or urban areas1: |
||||||||||
| Proportion never married2 | 1293 (98.78) | 708 (93.04) | 570 (76.31) | 376 (56.97) | 307 (49.68) | 241 (49.69) | 130 (41.40) | 116 (36.36) | 186 (23.11) | 3927 (65.25) |
| Of women resident in a rural area: | ||||||||||
| Proportion never married | 2648 (98.92) | 1085 (92.26) | 766 (78.56) | 499 (56.64) | 363 (42.41) | 320 (33.23) | 198 (28.49) | 135 (21.57) | 233 (10.34) | 6247 (56.26) |
| Of women in an unmarried regular partnership and resident in a peri-urban or urban area: |
||||||||||
| Proportion with a conjugal partner (resident or non-resident)3 |
64 (7.87) | 119 (19.77) | 125 (26.48) | 93 (30.49) | 99 (40.08) | 75 (50.68) | 34 (50.75) | 17 (39.53) | 27 (39.53) | 653 (23.75) |
| Of women in an unmarried regular partnership and resident in a rural area: |
||||||||||
| Proportion with a conjugal partner resident or non-resident) |
76 (4.68) | 125 (12.95) | 151 (22.64) | 145 (34.04) | 111 (38.95) | 122 (52.59) | 52 (46.43) | 42 (53.16) | 43 (51.81) | 867 (19.39) |
1
An urban homestead lies within the municipal authority boundaries; a peri-urban area is classified by ACIDS on the basis of a population density of more than 400 people per km2.
2
The difference between the proportions of resident women never married in the two types of area was statistically significant (chi-squared test value p<0.05) for all age groups 40+ years and older.
3
The difference between the proportions of resident unmarried women with a conjugal partner in the two types of area was statistically significant (chi-squared test value p<0.05) for the youngest age-groups (18-24 and 25-29 years) only.