Table 14 Marital status and age of holder. 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999

14	Marital status and age of holder. 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999

	Personal holders			Personal holders by age					Average age

	Total	Married couples and cohabitants	Single	-39 years	40-49 years	50-59 years	60-69 years	70 years and older	Average age

1969	154 493	120 408	34 085	21 582	33 877	44 924	37 077	17 033	54
1979	124 408	96 022	28 386	27 753	24 092	31 914	28 053	12 553	52
1989	98 610	77 462	21 148	26 233	26 176	20 975	17 796	7 430	49
1999	69 959	55 846	14 113	17 923	20 447	19 276	9 981	2 332	48

Østfold	3 576	2 969	607	881	1 105	1 024	456	110	48
Akershus/Oslo	3 448	2 826	622	817	1 035	994	456	146	48
Hedmark	5 917	4 716	1 201	1 452	1 716	1 674	840	235	49
Oppland	6 943	5 405	1 538	1 943	2 034	1 826	945	195	47
Buskerud	3 799	3 047	752	979	1 111	1 031	535	143	48
Vestfold	2 440	2 014	426	618	780	649	306	87	48
Telemark	2 594	2 057	537	639	752	700	394	109	49
Aust-Agder	1 245	1 017	228	310	358	327	208	42	49
Vest-Agder	1 979	1 569	410	599	501	481	305	93	48
Rogaland	6 108	4 989	1 119	1 699	1 748	1 638	815	208	48
Hordaland	5 535	4 419	1 116	1 232	1 613	1 566	899	225	49
Sogn og Fjordane	5 246	3 994	1 252	1 182	1 529	1 421	893	221	49
Møre og Romsdal	4 961	3 951	1 010	1 197	1 456	1 392	754	162	49
Sør-Trøndelag	4 744	3 762	982	1 319	1 356	1 311	634	124	47
Nord-Trøndelag	4 942	3 994	948	1 462	1 464	1 371	563	82	46
Nordland	3 796	3 038	758	941	1 121	1 122	522	90	48
Troms	2 036	1 586	450	492	587	586	332	39	48
Finnmark	650	493	157	161	181	163	124	21	49