108 (44)
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Table XXV.
Marriage Statistics for the British, American, European and Portuguese Population.
Average Age
at Marriage.
24-6 years.
Average Age
at
Marriage.
23-3 years.
Average Age
at
Marriage.
400 British Females.
Average Duration of Marriage.
9.25 years.
Average number of children born alive per marriage,
117 American and European Females.
Average Duration
of Marriage.
8.6 years.
235 Portuguese Femmles.
Average Duratiou
of Marriage.
13:56 years.
22.5 years.
1.89.
Average number of children born alive per marriage.
1-81.
Average number of children born alive per marriage.
3.9.
Table XXVI.
Married State of the Chinese Land Population (except that of the New Territories, Northern and Southern Districts).
Males. Females. Total.
115,207 46,016 161,223
Married,...
Single,
Widowed,
Total,...
176,794
59,522 13,997 73,519 2,065 6,767 8,832
66,780 243,574
Infant Marriages (included in above totals).
Males.
112
Females. 118
Total.
230
Concubines (included in total of Married Females).
1,290
Table XXVII.
Married State of the Chinese Floating Population.
Males.
Females. Total.
Married,.
Single,
13,400 8,772 22,172 12,859
2,888 15,747
Widowed,
858
1,331 2,189
Total,.....
27,117
12,991 40,108