Table 2. Marital Status of the Population Age 15 Years and Over by Sex, for Asian Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2003

(Numbers in thousands)


Sex and marital status 3/ Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Asian alone
 White alone, not Hispanic Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Both sexes Both sexes 225,249 100.0 9,324 100.0 158,567 100.0 57,359 100.0
Married, spouse present 117,187 52.0 5,128 55.0 88,956 56.1 23,103 40.3
Married, spouse absent 3,162 1.4 317 3.4 1,377 0.9 1,468 2.6
Widowed 14,001 6.2 412 4.4 10,800 6.8 2,789 4.9
Divorced 21,666 9.6 397 4.3 16,096 10.2 5,173 9.0
Separated 4,729 2.1 151 1.6 2,242 1.4 2,337 4.1
Never married 64,504 28.6 2,919 31.3 39,096 24.7 22,490 39.2
Male Both sexes 108,830 100.0 4,422 100.0 76,750 100.0 27,658 100.0
Married, spouse present 58,594 53.8 2,384 53.9 44,635 58.2 11,574 41.8
Married, spouse absent 1,667 1.5 184 4.2 632 0.8 851 3.1
Widowed 2,697 2.5 70 1.6 2,082 2.7 545 2.0
Divorced 8,991 8.3 133 3.0 6,846 8.9 2,012 7.3
Separated 1,909 1.8 48 1.1 1,003 1.3 858 3.1
Never married 34,972 32.1 1,603 36.3 21,552 28.1 11,817 42.7
Female Both sexes 116,419 100.0 4,901 100.0 81,816 100.0 29,701 100.0
Married, spouse present 58,594 50.3 2,744 56.0 44,321 54.2 11,528 38.8
Married, spouse absent 1,495 1.3 133 2.7 745 0.9 617 2.1
Widowed 11,304 9.7 342 7.0 8,718 10.7 2,243 7.6
Divorced 12,674 10.9 264 5.4 9,250 11.3 3,161 10.6
Separated 2,820 2.4 102 2.1 1,238 1.5 1,480 5.0
Never married 29,532 25.4 1,315 26.8 17,544 21.4 10,673 35.9

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.

2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Black alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races.

3/ The data in this table do not include families in group quarters.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006