Of 573 marriage license applicants, members of 301 pairs had different addresses and members of 272 pairs had the same addresses. Telephone interviews with 78 couples verified that addresses on the applications provided a valid measure of cohabitation, More cohabiting pairs had been divorced. Younger persons more often intended to marry.
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