Conjugal Condition, 1861-1901.—Husbands and Wives Together and Apart., TABLE XXXVI.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Husbands and Wives Living Together or Absent from Home on the nights of the last Five Censuses.
| Year. |
Total Number of Husbands. |
Total Number of Wives. |
Number of Husbands whose Wives were Absent. |
Number of Wives whose Husbands were Absent. |
Number of Husbands and Wives Living Together. |
Proportion per Cent.— |
| Of Husbands whose Wives were Absent. |
Of Husbands Living with their Wives. |
Of Wives whose Husbands were Absent. |
Of Wives Living with their Husbands. |
| 1861* |
88,840 |
84,550 |
13,169 |
8,879 |
75,671 |
14.82 |
85.18 |
10.50 |
89.50 |
| 1871 |
111,182 |
111,315 |
11,314 |
11,447 |
99,868 |
10.18 |
89.82 |
10.28 |
89.72 |
| 1881 |
124,654 |
126,042 |
12,115 |
13,503 |
112,539 |
9.72 |
90.28 |
10.71 |
89.29 |
| 1891 |
171,050 |
173,848 |
16,506 |
19,304 |
154,544 |
9.65 |
90.35 |
11.10 |
88.90 |
| 1901 |
177,687 |
183,438 |
17,036 |
22,787 |
160,651 |
9.59 |
90.41 |
12.42 |
87.58 |