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 Proportion of catholic marriages (Between persons of the opposite sex - %)
Characteristic Description
Name Proportion of catholic marriages (Between persons of the opposite sex - %) by Future place of residence of spouses (NUTS - 2002) and Urban areas typology; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Marriage statistics
First available period 2001
Last available period 2012
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Future place of residence of spouses (NUTS - 2002)
  • Urban areas typology
Concepts
  • MARRIAGE:  The contract entered into by two persons of the opposite sex that intend to found a family in partnership and cohabitation.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • PREDOMINANTLY RURAL AREA:  Parish not classified either as APU or as AMU.
  • PREDOMINANTLY URBAN AREA:  Parish that fulfills, at least, one of the following requirements: 1) the higher value of the average between the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population and the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space doesn¿t surpass 50% of the parish¿s total area; 2) the parish is the location of the municipal council and has a population of more than 5 000 inhabitants; 3) the parish includes, totally or partially, a locality with a population of 5 000 or more inhabitants, being the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population or in the locality¿s total population equal to or higher than 50%.
  • MEDIUM URBAN AREA:  Parish that fulfills, at least, one of the following requirements: 1) the higher value of the average between the weight of population in the parish's total population and of the weight of the area in the parish's total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space surpasses 50% of the parish's total area; 2) the higher value of the average between the weight of population in the paris's total population and of the weight of the area in the paris's total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space doesn't surpass 50% of the paris's total area; 3) the parish is the location of the municipal council and has a population equal to or below 5 000 inhabitants; 4) the parish includes, totally or partially, a locality with a population of 2 000 or more inhabitants and less than 5 000 inhabitants, being the weight of the population in the parishs total population or in the locality's total population equal to or higher than 50%.
Definition With Law no. 9/ 2010 of May 31, civil marriage can be held between persons of the same sex.
MARRIAGE - Contract signed by two persons that intend to start a family in full partnership and cohabitation according to legislation.
Formule [Catholic marriages(between persons of the opposite sex)/ Total of marriages between persons of the opposite sex]*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 24/03/2016


information presented in 5/11/2025