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

(Numbers in thousands)


Sex and marital status 3/ Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Asian alone or in combination White alone, not Hispanic
 Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Both sexes Both sexes 225,249 100.0 9,813 100.0 158,567 100.0 56,869 100.0
Married, spouse present 117,187 52.0 5,279 53.8 88,956 56.1 22,952 40.4
Married, spouse absent 3,162 1.4 323 3.3 1,377 0.9 1,463 2.6
Widowed 14,001 6.2 418 4.3 10,800 6.8 2,783 4.9
Divorced 21,666 9.6 435 4.4 16,096 10.2 5,134 9.0
Separated 4,729 2.1 171 1.7 2,242 1.4 2,317 4.1
Never married 64,504 28.6 3,187 32.5 39,096 24.7 22,221 39.1
Male Both sexes 108,830 100.0 4,692 100.0 76,750 100.0 27,388 100.0
Married, spouse present 58,594 53.8 2,459 52.4 44,635 58.2 11,499 42.0
Married, spouse absent 1,667 1.5 189 4.0 632 0.8 846 3.1
Widowed 2,697 2.5 70 1.5 2,082 2.7 545 2.0
Divorced 8,991 8.3 154 3.3 6,846 8.9 1,991 7.3
Separated 1,909 1.8 61 1.3 1,003 1.3 845 3.1
Never married 34,972 32.1 1,759 37.5 21,552 28.1 11,661 42.6
Female Both sexes 116,419 100.0 5,121 100.0 81,816 100.0 29,481 100.0
Married, spouse present 58,594 50.3 2,820 55.1 44,321 54.2 11,452 38.8
Married, spouse absent 1,495 1.3 134 2.6 745 0.9 617 2.1
Widowed 11,304 9.7 347 6.8 8,718 10.7 2,238 7.6
Divorced 12,674 10.9 282 5.5 9,250 11.3 3,143 10.7
Separated 2,820 2.4 110 2.1 1,238 1.5 1,472 5.0
Never married 29,532 25.4 1,428 27.9 17,544 21.4 10,560 35.8

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, except those combinations including Asian.

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