The charts below give information on the ages of people when they got married in one particular country in 1996 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and repairing the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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the percentage of men and

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getting married in 1998 and 2008. In general, the proportion of married individuals of both genders experienced a slight decrease for those aged under 30

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old and a noticeable increase for the other

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groups in the given decade, and the

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from 25 to 29

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old was the most ideal

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to get married. It is

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obvious that the marriage

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for men is usually higher than

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. As presented in the chart, there was a minor decline in the percentage of

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getting married under the

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of 24, especially the percentage of early 20-year-old married females was half in 2008 compared to that in 1998. Noticeably, no males got married

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the

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of 16 to 19. The rate of 25-29-year-old

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married to their

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remained unchanged at approximately 11,5% over a 10–year period,

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men’s figure observed a slight drop to 8% in 2008. With regard to older

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groups, a substantial rise was witnessed in the proportion of 30-37

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old married people in both genders which accounted for 8% for females and 11% for males in 2008, in comparison with 7% and 9% respectively in 1998. For people aged above 35, the proportion of married men surged substantially to 9% and nearly 7%, resulting in twofold figures

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over 35

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old.