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[Questions P14 through P16 were asked of persons who were not single at P13]

P14. Age at first marriage _ _

Write the age in completed years _ _
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6. Population census topics and their usefulness

P14, P15 and P16 - Age at first marriage, whether married more than once and number of children ever born
Answers to these questions provide data on marriage and fertility patterns. They are used to calculate measures of fertility, including average number of children born to women and childlessness.

8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire

[P14, P15 and P16 are for persons not reported as single in P13]

P14 - Age at first marriage
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This question is applicable for every person, male or female, who is not single at P13. In this case, write the age, in completed years, at which he/she got married for the first time. Marriage includes civil and religious marriage as well as free union.

For example, if a person started living in a free union at the age of 25 years, got civilly married at the age of 28 years, and then married religiously at the age of 29 years, write "25" years.

Similarly, if a person first married at the age of 20 years, obtained a divorce at 30 years, and then married again two years later, write "20" years as follows: