Table 4. Marital Status of Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Age, Sex, Region, and Race: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: June 26, 1997 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total, 15 years | 15 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 years Race, region, and | and over | years | years | years | years | years | and over marital status |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Male Female| Male Female| Male Female| Male Female| Male Female| Male Female| Male Female --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | BLACK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.................| 10,922 13,292| 2,636 2,863| 2,412 2,941| 2,430 2,872| 1,609 1,848| 934 1,190| 900 1,577 Percent...........| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Never married............| 46.8 41.0| 93.9 91.7| 57.2 52.6| 33.8 26.0| 18.1 16.2| 9.1 11.2| 7.2 6.2 Married, spouse present..| 34.9 27.7| 4.1 5.4| 28.9 27.6| 44.5 38.9| 52.1 42.2| 63.1 39.6| 54.9 22.0 Married, spouse absent...| 6.4 9.5| 1.3 2.3| 7.7 10.8| 8.5 14.0| 9.7 12.5| 7.5 12.0| 5.6 6.6 Widowed..................| 2.5 10.0| - 0.1| 0.2 0.7| 0.4 1.8| 1.3 7.0| 4.8 22.2| 21.7 54.4 Divorced.................| 9.3 11.8| 0.6 0.5| 6.0 8.2| 12.8 19.3| 18.8 22.1| 15.5 15.0| 10.6 10.7 | | | | | | | South | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.................| 5,921 7,409| 1,483 1,667| 1,284 1,663| 1,342 1,603| 849 962| 482 646| 481 868 Percent...........| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Never married............| 45.5 39.6| 94.6 91.0| 49.8 47.5| 31.7 21.0| 18.3 15.0| 8.8 13.9| 6.1 6.1 Married, spouse present..| 36.4 28.7| 4.1 5.8| 34.9 30.6| 47.6 42.3| 52.9 41.9| 58.9 38.2| 56.9 22.4 Married, spouse absent...| 6.9 9.7| 0.6 2.5| 9.2 12.0| 8.6 13.9| 11.2 13.0| 10.0 12.2| 5.0 5.6 Widowed..................| 2.5 10.4| 0.1 0.1| 0.2 0.8| 0.5 1.8| 0.2 6.9| 5.0 23.8| 23.3 58.3 Divorced.................| 8.7 11.6| 0.6 0.5| 6.0 9.1| 11.6 20.9| 17.4 23.3| 17.3 11.9| 8.8 7.7 | | | | | | | North and West | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.................| 5,001 5,883| 1,153 1,195| 1,128 1,278| 1,088 1,269| 760 886| 452 545| 420 710 Percent...........| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Never married............| 48.4 42.8| 92.9 92.6| 65.6 59.3| 36.3 32.3| 17.9 17.6| 9.4 8.1| 8.4 6.4 Married, spouse present..| 33.1 26.5| 4.2 4.8| 22.2 23.8| 40.8 34.6| 51.3 42.5| 67.5 41.3| 52.7 21.6 Married, spouse absent...| 5.9 9.3| 2.2 2.0| 6.1 9.3| 8.4 14.0| 8.0 11.9| 4.8 11.7| 6.2 8.0 Widowed..................| 2.6 9.5| - 0.1| 0.2 0.6| 0.3 1.8| 2.5 7.2| 4.7 20.3| 19.9 49.6 Divorced.................| 10.0 11.9| 0.7 0.5| 6.0 7.0| 14.2 17.2| 20.4 20.8| 13.6 18.6| 12.8 14.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WHITE, NOT HISPANIC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.................| 74,040 78,867| 12,220 11,877| 14,132 14,226| 15,962 15,926| 12,110 12,640| 8,172 8,609| 11,445 15,589 Percent...........| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Never married............| 27.2 20.3| 89.9 81.8| 36.4 23.9| 14.8 8.8| 6.9 4.6| 4.2 3.5| 3.8 3.7 Married, spouse present..| 59.9 55.8| 8.3 14.2| 53.8 63.2| 69.9 72.1| 76.9 72.5| 81.9 70.5| 75.0 42.6 Married, spouse absent...| 2.1 2.7| 1.0 2.0| 2.7 3.8| 2.7 3.5| 2.4 3.1| 1.7 1.7| 1.7 1.4 Widowed..................| 2.7 11.2| - 0.1| 0.2 0.3| 0.3 1.2| 0.7 3.7| 2.8 11.1| 14.1 46.1 Divorced.................| 8.1 10.0| 0.7 1.9| 7.0 8.7| 12.3 14.4| 13.1 16.0| 9.4 13.3| 5.4 6.2 | | | | | | | South | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.................| 24,289 26,118| 3,816 3,791| 4,503 4,761| 5,203 5,033| 3,923 4,281| 2,908 3,012| 3,936 5,242 Percent...........| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Never married............| 23.2 17.2| 85.6 76.2| 29.9 19.8| 11.6 7.0| 5.3 2.9| 3.2 2.7| 3.0 1.9 Married, spouse present..| 62.9 58.1| 11.4 18.5| 58.2 65.5| 71.1 73.2| 78.3 73.5| 82.8 72.9| 77.6 44.4 Married, spouse absent...| 2.3 2.8| 1.7 2.3| 3.5 5.0| 2.6 3.1| 2.5 3.0| 1.4 1.1| 1.6 1.5 Widowed..................| 2.7 11.4| - -| 0.3 0.5| 0.3 1.1| 0.6 3.9| 3.8 10.8| 12.4 45.6 Divorced.................| 8.8 10.6| 1.3 2.9| 8.1 9.2| 14.3 15.6| 13.2 16.6| 8.8 12.5| 5.3 6.5 | | | | | | | North and West | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.................| 49,751 52,749| 8,404 8,086| 9,628 9,465| 10,759 10,893| 8,187 8,360| 5,264 5,597| 7,509 10,347 Percent...........| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Never married............| 29.1 21.8| 91.8 84.4| 39.4 26.0| 16.4 9.5| 7.7 5.5| 4.8 3.9| 4.2 4.6 Married, spouse present..| 58.5 54.7| 6.9 12.2| 51.7 62.1| 69.3 71.6| 76.2 71.9| 81.5 69.2| 73.7 41.7 Married, spouse absent...| 2.0 2.6| 0.7 1.9| 2.3 3.3| 2.7 3.7| 2.4 3.2| 1.9 2.0| 1.8 1.3 Widowed..................| 2.7 11.1| - 0.1| 0.1 0.2| 0.3 1.2| 0.7 3.6| 2.3 11.3| 15.0 46.3 Divorced.................| 7.8 9.8| 0.5 1.4| 6.4 8.5| 11.3 13.9| 13.0 15.8| 9.7 13.7| 5.4 6.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------