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| Legal dissolution of a marriage, by a court. |
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| Where one leaves the relationship, but the marriage is still legal. |
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| Where the couple are not together, but are still legally married. |
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| Where the couple stays together for practical purposes only, such as for the children. |
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| Where a couple is not married, but they live together in a household. |
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| Refers to the decline in the influence that religion has in society. |
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| "Living apart together" relationship |
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| Where a person is in a committed relationship with another person, but they do not cohabit and are not married. |
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| Demographic statistics relating to the birth rate. For example: at what age are women having children; how many children are born out of marriage; how many children are women bearing in their lifetime; how many women remain childless; etc. |
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| Demographic statistics relating to how children are brought up. For example: how many children belong to lone parent families, etc. |
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