Table 2.  Number and Percent Distribution of Marriages by Age Group 
          of Bride and Groom,  Philippines: 2000

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                                     Bride                    Groom
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Age Group               Number     Percent       Number     Percent
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Total                  577,387       100.0      577,387       100.0

Under 20                85,632        14.8       23,069         4.0
20 - 24                227,738        39.4      185,502        32.1
25 - 29                142,420        24.7      182,176        31.6
30 - 34                 61,519        10.7       91,555        15.9
35 - 39                 28,141         4.9       41,495         7.2
40 - 44                 14,513         2.5       21,624         3.7
45 - 49                  7,795         1.4       12,541         2.2
50 and over              9,365         1.6       19,176         3.3
Not stated                 264           -          249           -

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Source:  Health and Vital Statistics Division
         Civil Registration Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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