Table 4. Marital Status of Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Age, Sex, Region, and Race: March 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: July 30, 1998 (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................... 11,113 13,514 2,667 2,888 2,414 2,936 2,483 2,932 1,587 1,937 948 1,219 1,014 1,603 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............ 46.2 41.3 93.6 91.3 57.5 51.5 32.8 29.7 15.1 15.5 13.9 11.4 6.4 7.8 Married, spouse present.. 35.6 28.2 4.5 5.2 28.9 30.6 45.0 38.4 59.7 41.1 56.3 37.8 53.1 23.5 Married, spouse absent... 6.0 9.2 0.9 2.5 5.8 10.5 9.3 13.9 7.5 12.3 9.0 9.2 6.7 6.8 Widowed.................. 3.1 9.7 - 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.0 7.6 7.4 21.8 23.5 51.4 Divorced................. 9.1 11.6 1.0 0.8 7.4 7.0 12.6 16.1 16.7 23.5 13.5 19.8 10.3 10.5 South Total................. 6,019 7,476 1,548 1,619 1,235 1,645 1,329 1,598 883 1,057 480 629 544 857 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............ 45.6 39.6 92.6 89.1 51.8 46.6 33.3 25.4 17.0 14.2 10.2 10.8 5.5 7.7 Married, spouse present.. 35.9 28.2 5.7 6.5 33.7 32.0 46.2 39.1 55.0 37.1 54.2 39.6 54.5 23.7 Married, spouse absent... 5.8 9.3 0.6 3.1 5.5 11.6 8.9 13.8 8.2 12.6 9.4 7.2 6.0 6.5 Widowed.................. 3.2 9.9 - 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 2.2 1.3 9.3 9.0 24.5 24.4 52.4 Divorced................. 9.6 12.9 1.1 1.1 8.7 9.7 11.6 19.5 18.5 26.8 17.2 17.8 9.5 9.7 North and West Total................. 5,094 6,038 1,119 1,197 1,180 1,290 1,154 1,335 704 880 468 590 469 746 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............ 47.0 43.4 95.1 94.5 63.5 57.8 32.3 34.9 12.8 17.0 17.7 12.0 7.4 7.8 Married, spouse present.. 35.2 28.2 2.9 3.3 23.9 28.9 43.6 37.4 65.6 46.0 58.4 35.9 51.4 23.3 Married, spouse absent... 6.3 9.1 1.2 1.7 6.2 9.1 9.7 14.0 6.5 12.0 8.6 11.4 7.5 7.1 Widowed.................. 2.9 9.4 - 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.6 0.5 5.4 5.8 18.9 22.5 50.2 Divorced................. 8.6 9.9 0.7 0.4 6.0 3.6 13.7 12.1 14.5 19.5 9.6 21.8 11.2 11.5 WHITE, NOT HISPANIC United States Total................. 74,349 79,232 12,226 12,057 13,677 13,734 16,135 16,096 12,699 13,013 8,194 8,719 11,418 15,614 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............ 27.4 20.6 91.1 82.8 36.4 24.0 14.9 8.7 7.8 5.6 4.7 3.4 3.9 3.9 Married, spouse present.. 58.9 55.0 6.9 13.9 53.8 63.2 69.5 71.6 74.4 71.0 79.1 68.0 74.0 41.9 Married, spouse absent... 2.3 2.6 1.1 1.7 2.5 3.6 3.1 3.6 2.7 3.0 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4 Widowed.................. 2.9 11.2 - 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.9 3.2 2.8 12.0 15.0 45.7 Divorced................. 8.6 10.6 0.8 1.5 7.1 8.8 12.2 14.9 14.1 17.2 11.3 14.7 5.6 7.1 South Total................. 24,775 26,305 4,064 3,896 4,422 4,525 5,318 5,242 4,248 4,414 2,757 3,019 3,966 5,208 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............ 24.4 17.6 87.7 76.6 32.0 19.5 11.9 7.1 6.1 4.3 3.4 2.5 2.2 2.2 Married, spouse present.. 61.1 57.6 9.3 19.0 56.6 65.2 71.1 74.0 75.2 71.3 81.1 68.9 77.0 45.3 Married, spouse absent... 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.8 3.0 3.8 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 Widowed.................. 2.7 11.5 - 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.3 0.7 4.2 3.7 13.7 12.9 44.5 Divorced................. 9.2 11.0 0.9 2.6 8.3 10.9 13.4 14.8 15.5 17.8 9.2 13.5 6.3 6.5 North and West Total................. 49,574 52,928 8,162 8,161 9,255 9,209 10,817 10,854 8,451 8,599 5,436 5,700 7,452 10,406 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............ 28.8 22.1 92.7 85.7 38.5 26.2 16.4 9.5 8.7 6.2 5.4 3.8 4.7 4.7 Married, spouse present.. 57.8 53.7 5.7 11.5 52.4 62.2 68.8 70.4 74.0 70.9 78.1 67.6 72.3 40.2 Married, spouse absent... 2.1 2.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.5 3.0 4.0 2.8 3.4 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.4 Widowed.................. 3.0 11.0 - 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.7 2.4 11.1 16.1 46.3 Divorced................. 8.3 10.4 0.8 1.0 6.6 7.8 11.6 14.9 13.5 16.8 12.4 15.4 5.3 7.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------