The Chief Statistician in Scotland has published the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) 2011 Annual Report (Scotland’s People).
The survey shows that there are more female (52%) than male (48%) household members, similar to previous years. Just under a fifth (18%) of household members are aged under 16, while just under a quarter (23%) are 60 or over.
Just under half (49%) of adults are married and living with a spouse, and just under 1% are living in a same sex civil partnership.
Of those adults aged 16-24, the majority (95%) have never been married. By the time adults reach the age of 35-44, the majority are married and living with spouse or in a civil partnership (58% in total). As would be expected, having never been married or in a same sex civil partnership declines throughout all age groups until the 75 and over, at which point it remains constant at 7%.
From the ages of 35 to 74, marriage is the predominant current status. Those aged 75 or over are more often 'widowed' (44%) although the same proportion are still married.
Like marriage, being divorced or separated is more common than average between the ages of 35-74, and also like marriage, this peaks between the ages of 45-59 (46%).
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