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Infographics: Coupling arrangements

14 Jul 2015News

The Office of National Statistics has released information on the number of people in England Wales who are cohabiting, married, and civil partnered

The Office of National Statistics has released information on the number of people in England Wales who are cohabiting, married, and civil partnered

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