An analysis of nuptiality of population in Zhejiang Province.

This paper analyzes the nuptiality of Zhejiang Province, China, using data from the 1982 census and the 1-per-1000-population fertility survey. In 1982, the unmarried population in Zhejiang Province accounted for 29.42% of the population aged 15 and over. Unmarried men made up 34.62% of the male population aged 15 and over, while unmarried women made up 23.81% of the female population aged 15 and over. The urban unmarried population is larger than the rural one. The unmarried population is concentrated in the age group 15-27. In 1982, married people accounted for 62.67% of the population aged 15 and over, with 60.27% of the men and 65.26% of the women being married. The marriage age for men is concentrated in the age group 24-29, while the marriage age for women is concentrated in the age group 21-25. In 1982, the widowed population accounted for 7.17% of the population aged 15 and over (3.85% for men and 10.75% for women). In 1982, the divorced population accounted for .74% of the population aged 15 and over (1.26% for men and .18% for women). Remarried women accounted for 6.17% of the married women in the province.