TABLE 9. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO YEARS AS WIFE/PARTNER YEARS AS WIFE/PARTNER 1 TUMAGA (f =28) 40 – 49 30 – 39 20 – 29 11 – 19 6-10 1-5 12 months- less TOTAL f 0 4 6 3 5 9 1 28 % 0 14.3 21.4 10.7 17.9 32.1 3.6 100 2 SAN ROQUE (f =25) f 1 0 4 6 5 7 2 25 % 4 0 16 24 20 28 8 100 3 STA MARIA (f =17) f 0 0 2 5 4 6 0 17 % 0 0 11.7 29.4 23.6 35.3 0 100 4 MERCEDES 5 PASONANCA (f =12) (f =7) f 0 0 2 1 3 6 0 12 % 0 0 16.7 8.3 25 50 0 100 f 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 7 % 0 0 28.6 28.6 14.2 28.6 0 100 TOTAL % (f =89) 1 4 16 17 18 30 3 89 Table 9 presents the distribution of respondents according to the number of years that she has been legal wife or common-law partner. Thirty (30) or thirty-three point seven percent (33.7%) have been together for 1-5 years, eighteen or twenty point two percent (20.2%) have been living together for 6-10 years, seventeen (17) or nineteen point one percent (19.1%) have lived together for 11-19 years, sixteen (16) or eighteen percent (18%) cohabited for 20-29 years, four (4) or four point four percent (4.4%) lived together for 30-39 years, three (3) or three point four percent (3.4%) have been living together for 12 months or less, and one (1) or one point two percent (1.2%) lived together for 40-49 years. Data indicates that most of the respondents were in their adjustment years as a couple and were still starting family life. 78 1.2 4.4 18 19.1 20.2 33.7 3.4 100