Marriage, Divorce and Adoption Statistics England and Wales 2002 No.30

Presents statistics on marriages solemnised, dissolved and annulled in England and Wales. It also includes information on adoptions.

The marriage tables look at both characteristics of couples such as age and previous marital status and at the types of ceremonies - for example, civil or religious, including denomination, time of year and area of occurrence. Divorce information includes age and marital status at the time of marriage, duration of marriage, age at divorce, the number and ages of children involved, and the grounds for divorce.