Number of people never married rises, census shows
Official figures reveal nearly four in 10 adults in England and Wales have never been married. …
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When looking at ethnic groups – after taking age into account – the highest proportions of adults who never been married or civil partnered are within the black, black British, black Welsh, Caribbean or African and “mixed and multiple” ethnic groups.