Multiple devices on one iTunes account

My husband and I have each others contacts on our iPhones. Is this because he is connected to my iTunes account and on the same 'cloud'? Do I need to set him up on a separate iTunes account?

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He needs to use an Apple ID of his own for iCloud. iCloud and iTunes are different services, even though you use separate ID's for iCloud, you can still share an ID for iTunes, if you want to carry on sharing your music, books and apps etc. If you want these kept separate too as well as your contacts etc, then you should use separate ID's for iTunes too.

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