Table 3. Number of Marriages by Previous Marital Status of Bride and Groom: Philippines, 2003

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                                         Previous Marital Status of the Bride
Previous                      Total  -------------------------------------------
Marital Status                                              Divorced
of the Groom                                                      or        Not
                                        Single      Widow  Separated     Stated
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Total                       593,553    588,741      3,941        704        167
	
Single                      583,009    580,453      2,098        396         62
Widower                       5,362      3,643      1,673         43          3
Divorced or Separated         4,915      4,476        167        260         12
Not Stated                      267        169          3          5         90

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

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