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As of 2012, 54% of Volkian citizens were married, 6% were widowed, 10% were divorced, and 30% had never been married. Women now mostly work outside of the home and earn a majority of bachelor's degrees. |
As of 2012, 54% of Volkian citizens were married, 6% were widowed, 10% were divorced, and 30% had never been married. Women now mostly work outside of the home and earn a majority of bachelor's degrees. |
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The teen pregnancy rate is 15 per 1,000 women. |
The teen pregnancy rate is 15 per 1,000 women. The Legal Abortion Act legalized abortion nationwide in 1982. Since legalization the abortion rate has continued to decline, the ratio being 132 abortions per 1,000 live births in 2008. In 2015, the average age at first birth was 24 and 37.8% of births were to unmarried women. |
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The total fertility rate (TFR) was estimated for 2013 at 2.36 births per woman. Adoption in Volkia is common and relatively easy from a legal point of view. Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since 1987 and it is legal for same-sex couples to adopt. Polygamy is illegal throughout the country. |
The total fertility rate (TFR) was estimated for 2013 at 2.36 births per woman. Adoption in Volkia is common and relatively easy from a legal point of view. Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since 1987 and it is legal for same-sex couples to adopt. Polygamy is illegal throughout the country. |
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