Age by Marital and civil partnership status 2011

Dataset population: Persons aged 16 and over

Age

Age is derived from the date of birth question and is a person's age at their last birthday, at 27 March 2011. Dates of birth that imply an age over 115 are treated as invalid and the person's age is imputed. Infants less than one year old are classified as 0 years of age.

Marital and civil partnership status

Marital and civil partnership status classifies an individual according to their legal marital or registered same-sex civil partnership status as at census day, 27 March 2011.

This topic is the equivalent of the 2001 Census topic 'Marital status', but has undergone significant revision to take account of the Civil Partnership Act which came into force on 5 December 2005.

Marital and civil partnership states include:

Married/in a registered same-sex civil partnership
Separated (but still legally married/in a registered same-sex civil partnership)
Divorced/formerly in a registered same-sex civil partnership
Widowed/surviving same-sex civil partner

Although the term 'single' is widely used to cover people in a number of states such as divorced or separated, it is not a legally recognised status and was not an option on the census questionnaire. In census results the term 'single' is used to refer only to someone who has never been married or in a registered same-sex civil partnership, which were options on the census questionnaire.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	September 20, 2022, 17:13 (BST)
Created	September 20, 2022, 17:13 (BST)
Visibility	Public
Year	2011
Topics	Demography
Units	Persons
Geographic Layer	Census Data Zones Census Electoral Divisions Census Intermediate Zones Census Wards Council Areas Counties Countries Local Authorities Local Government Districts London Boroughs Lower Super Output Areas Merging Local Authorities Merging Wards and Electoral Divisions Metropolitan Districts Middle Super Output Areas Non-Metropolitan Districts Output Areas Regions Small Areas Super Output Areas Unitary Authorities
Frequency	Decennial
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2011-2
Citation	Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2011-2
Geographical Coverage Location	UK
Granularity	Country level down to Output Areas and Small Areas
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