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Crude marriage rate

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Crude marriage rate  (CRUDE marriage rate)


Marriage frequency is measured by marriage rates1 or nuptiality rates1, among which the crude marriage rate2 gives the ratio either of the total number of marriages to the total population in a given period, or of the number of newly-married persons (505-4) to the total population. The second ratio is, of course, exactly twice the first.
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