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The census usually involves a survey of marital status and produces relevant data. This project will try to find more objective and generalized facts about marriage from these data.
Data processing
In a census, a sample group is surveyed in more detail, including people's marital status.
Overview of marital status
Next, we will present the data situation through visualization.
AI Chart Interpretation
The chart displays the distribution of marital status by age and gender for 2020, with separate bar charts for males and females.
Unmarried Individuals:
For both males and females, a significant proportion of young individuals (under 30) are unmarried, with this proportion decreasing as age increases.
The shift from unmarried to other marital statuses appears to happen earlier for females than for males.
Married Individuals:
Both genders show a high proportion of "having a spouse" status from around the ages of 25 to 50. This proportion is more pronounced and lasts longer for males.
Bereavement and Divorce:
As age increases, the proportions of individuals who are bereaved or divorced increase, with higher values in older age groups, slightly more visible in females.
Gender Differences:
Females show a more diverse range of marital status categories in later life compared to males, especially with a noticeable presence of widows.
The beginning of marriage
AI Chart Interpretation
Observations:
Age Distribution:
The proportion of unmarried individuals in both genders starts very high at age 15 and begins to decrease notably around the early 20s.
Females tend to marry at a younger age than males, as evident by the steeper initial decrease and consistently lower proportion of unmarried females compared to males up to around age 40.
Gender Differences:
Across all age groups, males retain a higher proportion of unmarried individuals compared to females.
The difference between genders is most pronounced around ages 20 to 30, highlighting a period where females transition more quickly to married status compared to males.
Trends Beyond 40:
After age 40, the proportions become relatively stable, indicating fewer marriages occur after this age bracket or the rate of transition to being married stabilizes.
The postponement of marriage age
AI Chart Interpretation
The charts illustrate the proportion of unmarried people by age for different record years (2000, 2010, 2020) for males and females separately.
Steep Decline with Age: For both genders, there is a steep decline in the proportion of unmarried individuals as age increases, typical in age ranges where marriage is most common. The slope of this decline flattens after age 30-40, suggesting a stabilization in marital status.
Yearly Variation:
For males, the proportion of unmarried individuals slightly decreases over the years (from 2000 to 2020), implying more are marrying at younger ages in more recent years.
For females, the pattern is similar but more pronounced compared to males, reflecting a significant shift towards fewer unmarried individuals at younger ages by 2020.
Gender Differences: Overall, the trends are similar between males and females, but females tend to marry at younger ages compared to males, as seen in the earlier steep decline.
AI Chart Interpretation
The chart depicts the male-to-female ratio for unmarried populations across different ages for the record years 2000, 2010, and 2020, with females set to 100.
Observations:
Trend Over Age: In all three record years, the male-to-female ratio starts relatively low in the teenage years and increases with age. This indicates a higher proportion of unmarried men relative to women as age increases.
Differences by Year: The year 2000 shows a significantly higher ratio compared to 2010 and 2020, especially in older age groups. The trend for 2010 is higher than 2020 at most ages, reflecting a general decline in the ratio over time.
Steep Increases: Around age 50, the male-to-female ratio jumps sharply, particularly visible in 2000 and 2010. This could indicate changes in marital status trends or demographic shifts within these cohorts.
Marriage changes
The proportion of divorced people varies with age.
AI Chart Interpretation
The chart presents line graphs comparing the proportion of the divorced population by age for different years and genders.
Age Trends:
For both genders, the proportion of divorced individuals tends to increase with age before peaking and then declining.
The peak occurs around ages 40-50 for most cohorts.
Yearly Differences:
In 2020, both males and females have a higher proportion of divorced individuals compared to previous years.
The trend appears to show an increasing proportion over the decades.
Gender Differences:
Males have a higher peak divorce proportion compared to females across all record years.
The divorce proportion rises more steeply for males than for females as age increases.
The proportion of widowed population changes with age.
AI Chart Interpretation
The chart represents the proportion of bereaved individuals by age and gender in 2020. Here are some observations:
Gender Differences: The proportion of bereaved women is consistently higher than that of men across all age groups, particularly noticeable from age 40 onwards.
Age Trends: Both genders show an increase in the proportion of bereavement with age, but the increase is much steeper for females, especially from age 50 onward. This trend suggests that older females are more likely to become widows compared to older males.
Sharp Increase for Seniors: For individuals aged 65 and over, the proportion increases sharply, with females reaching proportions significantly higher than males, indicating a large disparity in bereavement rates among seniors.
AI Chart Interpretation
The chart displays the proportion of individuals who have been bereaved of a spouse by age and gender across different years (2000, 2010, 2020). Here's a detailed analysis:
Age-Related Trends:
For both males and females, the proportion of individuals bereaved of their spouses increases with age. This trend is expected, as older individuals are more likely to experience the death of a spouse.
Gender Differences:
The increase in the proportion is steeper for females compared to males, especially noticeable towards older ages. This suggests that women tend to outlive their husbands more often than vice versa.
Yearly Comparisons:
For males, the proportion is slightly higher in earlier years (2000, 2010) compared to 2020. This could indicate improvements in male health or other societal changes.
For females, the increase over the years is moderate, with 2020 showing a slightly higher proportion compared to previous years.
After analysis, the main findings are:
🔵 22 to 30 years of age is a period of rapid decline in the proportion of the population that is unmarried, that is, the age at which marriage is common.
🔵 There is a significant increase in the proportion of unmarried population during the marriageable age between several censuses.
🔵 Divorce and widowhood are the variables that cause marriages to end. The proportion of divorced people reaches a high level between the ages of 35 and 50.