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This pattern could originate in high levels of cohabitation, but it is also observed at older ages where the proportion of cohabitants is smaller, attesting to a type of rejection of divorce. A detailed study of unions is required, but surveys that capture the diversity of forms of union, including “visiting partners”, are lacking. 51The 2007 DHS survey for the Solomon Islands counted two% of males in polygynous unions, principally at ages 35-49, where the proportion was three.two%, against .9% for the under-35s. These findings are broadly consistent with those for ladies, four.8% of whom reported obtaining a co-wife. Obtaining...