CONJUGAL CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.

TABLE showing (exclusive of Maoris and Chinese) the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Unmarried, Married, and Widowed, Males and Females, at various Ages, as shown by the Census of the 12th April, 1896.

| Ages. | Numbers. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Males. | | | | | Females. | | | | | Proportion to every 100 living at each Age. | | | | | |
| | | Total. | Unmarried. | Husbands. | Widowers. | Not stated. | Total. | Unmarried. | Wives. | Widows. | Not stated. | Unmarried. | Husbands. | Widowers. | Unmarried. | Wives. | Widows. |
| All ages .. .. .. | 367,730 | 255,184 | 102,736 | 9,348 | 462 | 331,919 | 213,583 | 103,193 | 15,048 | 95 | 69·48 | 27·97 | 2·55 | 64·37 | 31·10 | 4·53 |
| Specified ages .. .. | 367,201 | 254,947 | 102,621 | 9,324 | 309 | 331,662 | 213,495 | 103,062 | 15,014 | 91 | 69·48 | 27·98 | 2·54 | 64·39 | 31·08 | 4·53 |
| 14 years and upwards .. | 246,576 | 134,322 | 102,621 | 9,324 | 309 | 213,849 | 95,682 | 103,062 | 15,014 | 91 | 54·54 | 41·67 | 3·79 | 44·76 | 48·22 | 7·02 |
| Under 14 years .. .. | 120,625 | 120,625 | .. | .. | .. | 117,813 | 117,813 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 14 years to 15 years .. | 8,413 | 8,413 | .. | .. | .. | 8,274 | 8,274 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 99·93 | 0·07 | .. |
| 15 " 16 " .. | 8,217 | 8,217 | .. | .. | .. | 8,216 | 8,210 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 99·71 | 0·29 | .. |
| 16 " 17 " .. | 8,207 | 8,207 | .. | .. | .. | 8,335 | 8,311 | .. | 62 | .. | .. | 99·96 | 0·04 | .. | 99·23 | 0·77 | .. |
| 17 " 18 " .. | 7,979 | 7,976 | 3 | .. | .. | 8,032 | 7,970 | .. | 239 | 3 | .. | 99·80 | 0·20 | .. | 96·96 | 3·00 | 0·04 |
| 18 " 19 " .. | 8,036 | 8,020 | 16 | .. | .. | 7,961 | 7,719 | .. | 447 | 2 | .. | 99·68 | 0·29 | 0·03 | 94·26 | 5·71 | 0·03 |
| 19 " 20 " .. | 7,892 | 7,867 | 23 | 2 | .. | 7,824 | 7,375 | .. | 820 | 2 | 3 | 98·72 | 1·28 | .. | 88·79 | 11·18 | 0·03 |
| 20 " 21 " .. | 7,486 | 7,379 | 96 | .. | 11 | 7,338 | 6,513 | 7,585 | 65 | 21 | 91·32 | 8·57 | 0·11 | 71·76 | 28·00 | 0·24 |
| 21 " 25 " .. | 26,652 | 24,296 | 2,281 | 29 | 46 | 27,108 | 19,437 | 16,754 | 333 | 18 | 65·25 | 34·22 | 0·53 | 41·02 | 57·83 | 1·15 |
| 25 " 30 " .. | 30,323 | 19,752 | 10,358 | 158 | 55 | 28,987 | 11,882 | 16,426 | 635 | 10 | 40·56 | 58·21 | 1·23 | 20·48 | 76·50 | 2·96 |
| 30 " 35 " .. | 23,309 | 9,444 | 13,551 | 287 | 27 | 21,466 | 4,395 | 15,019 | 934 | 8 | 29·39 | 68·20 | 2·41 | 11·72 | 83·11 | 5·17 |
| 35 " 40 " .. | 21,981 | 6,453 | 14,974 | 529 | 25 | 18,080 | 2,119 | 15,019 | 934 | 8 | 29·39 | 68·20 | 2·41 | 11·72 | 83·11 | 5·17 |
| 40 " 45 " .. | 19,303 | 4,502 | 14,124 | 643 | 34 | 14,854 | 1,170 | 12,425 | 1,254 | 5 | 23·36 | 73·30 | 3·34 | 7·88 | 83·68 | 8·44 |
| 45 " 50 " .. | 16,234 | 3,364 | 11,999 | 847 | 24 | 12,725 | 751 | 10,398 | 1,574 | 2 | 20·75 | 74·02 | 5·23 | 5·90 | 81·73 | 12·37 |
| 50 " 55 " .. | 15,751 | 3,255 | 11,326 | 1,150 | 20 | 11,522 | 574 | 8,965 | 1,979 | 4 | 20·69 | 72·00 | 7·31 | 4·98 | 77·84 | 17·18 |
| 55 " 60 " .. | 13,997 | 2,706 | 10,031 | 1,242 | 18 | 8,597 | 344 | 6,249 | 2,000 | 4 | 19·36 | 71·76 | 8·88 | 4·00 | 72·72 | 23·28 |
| 60 " 65 " .. | 10,370 | 2,154 | 6,792 | 1,409 | 15 | 6,277 | 281 | 4,098 | 1,892 | 6 | 20·80 | 65·59 | 13·61 | 4·48 | 65·35 | 30·17 |
| 65 " 70 " .. | 6,404 | 1,285 | 3,961 | 1,149 | 9 | 3,781 | 159 | 2,070 | 1,549 | 3 | 20·09 | 61·94 | 17·97 | 4·21 | 54·79 | 41·00 |
| 70 " 75 " .. | 3,202 | 643 | 1,797 | 751 | 11 | 2,205 | 105 | 906 | 1,191 | 3 | 20·15 | 56·31 | 23·54 | 4·77 | 41·14 | 54·09 |
| 75 " 80 " .. | 1,841 | 285 | 895 | 651 | 10 | 1,388 | 48 | 418 | 920 | 2 | 15·57 | 48·88 | 35·55 | 3·46 | 30·16 | 66·38 |
| 80 " 85 " .. | 674 | 78 | 295 | 299 | 2 | 583 | 30 | 113 | 444 | 1 | 11·61 | 43·90 | 44·49 | 5·11 | 19·25 | 75·64 |
| 85 " and upwards .. | 305 | 26 | 99 | 178 | 2 | 291 | 15 | 38 | 237 | 1 | 8·58 | 32·67 | 58·75 | 5·17 | 13·10 | 81·73 |
| Unspecified .. .. .. | 529 | 237 | 115 | 24 | 153 | 257 | 88 | 131 | 34 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |