Table 32 Marriages by Age of Groom and Bride, Percent Distribution, by Year 2004-2009 Occurrence Data
	2009				2008				2007
	Party A*		Party B*		Groom		Bride		Groom		Bride
Age	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
* In 2009, Bride and Groom fields on the marriage certificate were replaced with Party A and Party B.
Total	21,139	100.0	21,139	100.0	19,566	100.0	19,566	100.0	19,895	100.0	19,895	100.0
< 15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15 – 19	364	1.7	907	4.3	337	1.7	889	4.5	337	1.7	934	4.7
20 – 24	4,515	21.4	6,127	29.0	4,592	23.5	6,371	32.6	4,878	24.5	6,636	33.4
25 – 29	5,918	28.0	5,512	26.1	5,829	29.8	5,261	26.9	5,818	29.2	5,183	26.1
30 – 34	3,265	15.4	2,672	12.6	2,895	14.8	2,215	11.3	2,753	13.8	2,235	11.2
35 – 39	1,934	9.1	1,651	7.8	1,787	9.1	1,419	7.3	1,827	9.2	1,476	7.4
40 – 44	1,460	6.9	1,266	6.0	1,195	6.1	1,072	5.5	1,297	6.5	1,113	5.6
45 – 49	1,343	6.4	1,221	5.8	1,036	5.3	996	5.1	1,071	5.4	996	5.0
50 +	2,339	11.1	1,782	8.4	1,895	9.7	1,342	6.9	1,914	9.6	1,322	6.6
N.S.	1	0.0	1	0.0	-	-	1	0.0	-	-	-	-

	2006				2005				2004
	Groom		Bride		Groom		Bride		Groom		Bride
Age	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	20,060	100.0	20,060	100.0	20,419	100.0	20,419	100.0	20,455	100.0	20,455	100.0
< 15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15 – 19	380	1.9	967	4.8	406	2.0	1,109	5.4	406	2.0	1,130	5.5
20 – 24	5,017	25.0	6,824	34.0	5,209	25.5	6,896	33.8	5,308	25.9	7,047	34.5
25 – 29	5,663	28.2	4,953	24.7	5,605	27.4	4,895	24.0	5,427	26.5	4,631	22.6
30 – 34	2,779	13.9	2,186	10.9	2,819	13.8	2,216	10.9	2,824	13.8	2,260	11.0
35 – 39	1,763	8.8	1,457	7.3	1,821	8.9	1,571	7.7	1,853	9.1	1,565	7.7
40 – 44	1,356	6.8	1,239	6.2	1,449	7.1	1,323	6.5	1,470	7.2	1,375	6.7
45 – 49	1,166	5.8	1,081	5.4	1,181	5.8	1,044	5.1	1,213	5.9	1,089	5.3
50 +	1,936	9.7	1,352	6.7	1,929	9.4	1,364	6.7	1,954	9.6	1,358	6.6
N.S.	-	-	1	0.0	-	-	1	0.0	-	-	-	-