Mean age difference partners (husband-wife)

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
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Total	5.54	5.47	5.39	5.32	5.25	5.17	5.10	5.03	4.95	4.88	4.80	4.73	4.66	4.58	4.51
Urban	5.97	5.83	5.69	5.55	5.41	5.27	5.13	4.99	4.85	4.71	4.57	4.43	4.29	4.15	4.01
Rural	5.30	5.28	5.25	5.22	5.19	5.17	5.14	5.11	5.08	5.06	5.03	5.00	4.97	4.95	4.92
Poor	3.88	4.08	4.27	4.46	4.65	4.85	5.04	5.23	5.42	5.62	5.81	6.00	6.19	6.39	6.58
Nonpoor	5.56	5.48	5.41	5.33	5.26	5.18	5.11	5.03	4.96	4.88	4.81	4.73	4.66	4.58	4.51
Lowest 25%	5.07	5.08	5.08	5.09	5.10	5.10	5.11	5.12	5.12	5.13	5.13	5.14	5.15	5.15	5.16
Second 25%	5.53	5.49	5.45	5.41	5.37	5.33	5.29	5.26	5.22	5.18	5.14	5.10	5.06	5.02	4.98
Third 25%	5.70	5.58	5.47	5.35	5.23	5.12	5.00	4.89	4.77	4.65	4.54	4.42	4.30	4.19	4.07
Highest 25%	5.75	5.64	5.52	5.41	5.30	5.18	5.07	4.96	4.84	4.73	4.61	4.50	4.39	4.27	4.16
Central	5.13	5.17	5.22	5.26	5.30	5.35	5.39	5.44	5.48	5.52	5.57	5.61	5.65	5.70	5.74
Male	5.97	5.83	5.69	5.55	5.41	5.27	5.13	4.99	4.85	4.71	4.57	4.43	4.29	4.15	4.01
North	4.88	4.85	4.81	4.77	4.73	4.70	4.66	4.62	4.58	4.55	4.51	4.47	4.43	4.40	4.36
North Central	5.04	5.01	4.98	4.95	4.92	4.89	4.86	4.83	4.80	4.77	4.74	4.71	4.68	4.65	4.62
South	5.89	5.89	5.89	5.89	5.89	5.89	5.89	5.90	5.90	5.90	5.90	5.90	5.90	5.90	5.90
South Central	5.80	5.70	5.60	5.50	5.40	5.30	5.20	5.11	5.01	4.91	4.81	4.71	4.61	4.51	4.41

GDL Area Database (4.0)