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Różnica wieku nowożeńców w Polsce
Difference in age of newly married couples in Poland

Author(s): Piotr Szukalski
Subject(s): Demography and human biology
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: marriage; demography;demographic analysis;

Summary/Abstract: The existence of a preference as to the age of potential life partner is always known. The norm is a marriage where the man is older than his wife. The age difference is the value variable in time and space. The article focuses on the presentation of an age difference of newlyweds in Poland and its variation under the influence of marital status, age and place of the newlywed residence.

  • Issue Year: 57/2012
  • Issue No: 06
  • Page Range: 16-28
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish