• The number of marriages in New Jersey remained stable between 1999 and 2000, while the number of divorces increased slightly (by 1.6%) (Table MD1 and Figure MD1).
  
  
• Median ages of first-time grooms and of all brides and grooms continued to increase slowly, while the median age of first-time brides remained unchanged from 1999 (Table MD2 and Figure MD2).
  
  
• The percentage of first-time brides and grooms who were under 25 years of age was one-third lower than the percentage ten years earlier (Table MD3 and Figure MD3).
  
  
• In 63.3 percent of marriages, the bride was younger than the groom. The bride was older in 25.2 percent and the same age in 11.5 percent of marriages (Table MD5).
  
  
• The percentage of brides and grooms who have never been married before has decreased slightly over the past ten years (by 2.4% and 2.6%, respectively) (Table MD6).
  
  
• September was the most popular month for marriages in 2000. Thirteen percent of marriages occurred in September while less than four percent occurred in January (Table MD8).
  

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE DATA TABLES
Table MD1	Marriages and Divorces, 1990-2000
Table MD2	Median Age at Marriage, 1990-2000
Table MD3	First-Time Brides and Grooms by Age, 1990-2000
Table MD4	Marriages by Age of Bride and Age of Groom
Table MD5	Marriages by Difference in Ages of Bride and Groom
Table MD6	Marriages by Previous Marital Status, 1990-2000
Table MD7	Previous Marital Status of Bride and of Groom
Table MD8	Marriages by County and Month of Occurrence
Table MD9	Marriages and Divorces by County of Occurrence
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure MD1	Marriage and Divorce Rates, 1990-2000
Figure MD2	Median Age at First Marriage, 1990-2000
Figure MD3	First-Time Brides and Grooms Under 25 and Under 20 Years of Age, 1990-2000

 

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