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Year: 2023
Module: Background
Variable: MEETPART

If respondent is married, in a civil partnership or living as a couple ...
How did you first meet your partner/spouse?

 
%
Online9
In a pub or restaurant17
Through friends23
At your workplace15
Through family members3
At school6
At university8
We were neighbours3
Through my church4
Through my leisure activities, eg sports club6
Other (please write in)6
I don't know/can't remember1



 

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Online 7 11
In a pub or restaurant 14 20
Through friends 21 25
At your workplace 18 12
Through family members 4 3
At school 5 6
At university 9 7
We were neighbours 4 2
Through my church 5 3
Through my leisure activities, eg sports club 7 4
Other (please write in) 7 6
I don't know/can't remember 1 1



 


 

Results for people of different ages

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
Graphs not available for this table.
 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Online * 16 10 7 5 3
In a pub or restaurant * 9 16 22 23 14
Through friends * 22 28 26 20 17
At your workplace 0 10 14 18 18 17
Through family members 0 2 5 4 3 2
At school 0 12 6 6 4 2
At university * 16 11 4 4 4
We were neighbours 0 1 1 3 5 3
Through my church * 5 3 1 2 7
Through my leisure activities, eg sports club 0 3 2 2 9 12
Other (please write in) 0 3 2 5 5 16
I don't know/can't remember 0 0 1 1 1 1



 


 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Online 7 6 14
In a pub or restaurant 23 14 13
Through friends 22 25 22
At your workplace 12 14 21
Through family members 2 5 2
At school 5 6 6
At university 9 6 10
We were neighbours 3 3 2
Through my church 0 9 1
Through my leisure activities, eg sports club 7 7 2
Other (please write in) 10 5 4
I don't know/can't remember 1 0 2



 


 

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