ABSTRACT
All male pensioners were 65 years of age or over, and all female pensioners 60 years or over. 1 The age composition of the two national samples is summarised in Table 1. The people: their number, marital status and age<xref ref-type="fn" rid="t1fn1"> <sup>1</sup> </xref>
|
GREAT BRITAIN |
UNITED STATES |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marital status |
Total households |
Years Under 70/70–79/80 and over |
Total households |
Years Under 70/70–79/80 and over |
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|
Married couple |
53 |
20 |
27 |
6 |
62 + 1 2 |
33 |
16 |
13 |
|
Widow |
33 |
12 |
17 |
4 |
15 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
|
Widower |
10 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
|
Spinster |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
Bachelor |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total pensioner households |
100 |
35 |
52 |
13 |
100 |
46 |
36 |
17 |
Age of older partner if a married couple
Age of one married couple not known
