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2023-SR-022 (PSO II)
Out of the total marriages, 1,424 or 97.5 percent were registered timely while 36 or 2.5 percent were registered late. These data recorded a minimal difference with the percentage of timely and late registered marriages for 2020 with 98.2 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively. (Table 1) Month of December posted the highest number of marriages The month of December recorded the highest number of registered marriages with 270 or 18.5 percent of the total marriages. This was followed by the months of June and January with 185 or 12.7 percent, and 131 or 9.0 percent, respectively. The highest number of marriages in 2020 also occurred in December with 210 events. On the other hand, the lowest number of marriages during the year were registered in the month of August, with only 27 or 1.8 percent of the total registered marriages. (Table 2) 
Remarried bride and groom From the registered marriages in the City, 15 grooms or 1.0 percent and 6 brides or 0.4 percent of the total registered marriages were widowed while 8 grooms or 0.5 percent and 2 brides or 0.1 percent were divorced. (Table 5) 
Four in nine marriages are solemnized through other religious rites Of the total marriages registered in the City of Marikina, 663 or 45.4 percent were solemnized under other religious rites, recording an increase of 99.1 percent from the number of registered marriages on 2020 with 333 events. Other matrimonial ceremonies were officiated in Roman Catholic with 498 or 34.1 percent and civil ceremony with 299 or 20.5 percents of the total registered marriages. Meanwhile, there was no marriage event celebrated under Muslim and tribal rites during the year. (Table 3) 
Women marry at an early age than men In the City of Marikina, the median age of marriage for grooms and brides are 30 and 29, respectively. The median ages are exactly the same as in the previous year. (Table 4) 
Most men and women marry at the age of 25 to 29 The highest recorded number of grooms and brides belonged to age group 25 to 29, with 573 or 39.2 percent for grooms and 682 or 46.7 percent for brides. This was followed by the age group 30 to 34 which comprised of 487 or 33.4 percent and 381 or 26.1 percent for grooms and brides, respectively. (Table 4)
Teenage marriages There were only 1 or 0.1 percent of the registered grooms and 5 or 0.3 percent of the registered brides who entered the wedding ceremony at the age of 19 and below in the said year. EXPLANATORY NOTES Introduction Vital statistics are derived from information obtained at the time when the occurrences of vital events and their characteristics are inscribed in a civil register. Vital acts and events are the births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and all such events that have something to do with an individual’s entrance and departure from life together with the changes in civil status that may occur to a person during his lifetime. Recording of these events in the civil register is known as vital or civil registration and the resulting documents are called vital records. Definition of terms and concepts Significant terminologist and descriptions in the foregoing highlights and tables are defined below. Included are some items found in the certificates and summary measure used in describing the facts of events. Marriage is a contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life. Daily Average refers to the arithmetic mean of marriage occurrences per day. Sex Ratio refers to the number of males per one hundred females. Usual Residence refers to the place where the person habitually or permanently resides. Place of Occurrence refers to the place where the vital event took place. Content and Coverage of Publication This report contains statistical tables and the highlights covering one of the vital events – marriages (SGD) APOLINAR F. OBLEAChief Statistical Specialist
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