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Share of persons aged 18-59
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Males
11.6
10.9
10.3
9.6
9.1
9.1
9.2
8.9
9.0
9.2
8.8
8.9
Females
15.5
15.0
14.6
13.9
13.5
13.2
13.3
12.9
13.0
12.8
12.5
12.7
Total
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Per 1,000 live births in the United Kingdom
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
6.2
6.1
5.9
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.5
5.2
5.3
5.0
5.1
n/a
Source: Eurostat, Web: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
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Mean hourly earnings excluding overtime
Men
Women
Pay gap
1997
10.10
8.01
20.7
1998
10.65
8.39
21.2
1999
11.10
8.83
20.5
2000
11.53
9.20
20.2
2001
12.24
9.79
20.0
2002
12.92
10.32
20.1
2003
13.28
10.70
19.4
20041
13.76
11.27
18.1
2004
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In England and Wales
Year
All ages
Persons marrying per 1,000 single population at ages
Per-cent aged under 20
Mean age2 (years)
Median age2 (years)
Males
Number
Rate1
16â19
20â24
25â29
30â34
35â44
45 and over
1961
308.8
74.9
16.6
159.1
182.8
91.9
39.8
9.3
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Percentages of 16â59 year olds reporting to having used drugs in the last year, 1995 to 2006/07
Crime
1995
1997
1999
2001/02 ints
2002/03 ints
2003/04 ints
2004/05 ints
2005/06 ints
2006/07 ints
Drug
Class A
Any Cocaine
0.6
1.3
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.5
2.0
2.4
2.6
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Year
Decrees made absolute
Divorce decrees per 1,000 married population
Per-cent aged under 35
Mean age at divorce1
Median age at divorce1
Males
All divorces
1st marriage
2nd or later marriage
16 and over
16â24
25â29
30â34
35â44
45 and over
2000
141.1
112.1
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Numbers and rates in England and Wales
Numbers (thousands)
Year
All ages
Under 11
1â4
5â9
10â14
15â19
20â24
25â34
35â44
45â54
55â64
65â74
75â84
85 and over
Males
1976
300.1
4.88
0.88
0.68
0.64
1.66
1.66
3.24
5.93
20.4
52.0
98.7
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Police force area and region
Violence against the person
Violence against the person per 10,000 population
Sexual offences
Sexual offences per 10,000 population
Robbery
Robbery per 10,000 population
North East Region
48,194
188
2,483
10
1,864
7
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