Table 4. Marital Status of People 15 Years Old and Over, by Age, Sex, Region, and Race: March 1998 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 24, 1999 (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.................. 11,283 13,715 2,706 2,916 2,389 2,910 2,517 2,982 1,636 2,028 968 1,255 1,068 1,623 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............. 46.0 41.5 95.5 92.2 53.6 53.2 36.2 30.0 15.5 15.2 10.8 10.8 5.5 6.9 Married, spouse present... 36.2 28.9 3.2 6.2 35.6 32.2 45.0 38.5 56.7 41.2 53.7 37.1 53.4 24.3 Married, spouse absent.... 5.2 7.4 1.1 0.9 4.5 8.1 7.0 11.4 7.2 10.9 12.4 9.1 3.5 5.0 Widowed................... 3.4 10.0 - 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 2.7 2.1 6.2 7.3 21.0 24.7 54.4 Divorced.................. 9.2 12.2 0.2 0.6 6.1 6.1 11.4 17.4 18.6 26.5 15.9 21.9 13.0 9.2 South Total.................. 6,306 7,576 1,559 1,653 1,386 1,626 1,379 1,662 957 1,107 493 654 531 875 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............. 44.4 39.6 94.9 91.0 48.7 48.5 32.2 26.8 13.8 14.0 11.0 9.5 2.9 5.5 Married, spouse present... 37.4 30.2 3.7 7.3 38.2 35.6 48.3 39.7 56.0 41.5 53.0 38.4 57.7 24.7 Married, spouse absent.... 5.3 6.8 1.0 1.1 5.8 8.0 7.3 10.1 6.6 10.5 11.4 6.8 2.7 4.2 Widowed................... 3.1 10.2 - - 0.2 0.5 0.8 3.4 2.5 4.6 6.3 24.5 24.2 56.5 Divorced.................. 9.8 13.2 0.4 0.5 7.0 7.4 11.3 20.0 21.1 29.3 18.4 20.8 12.4 9.1 North and West Total.................. 4,977 6,138 1,146 1,264 1,003 1,284 1,138 1,321 679 920 475 602 537 749 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............. 48.0 43.8 96.4 93.9 60.4 59.2 41.0 34.1 17.9 16.6 10.6 12.3 8.0 8.6 Married, spouse present... 34.7 27.3 2.4 4.8 32.0 28.0 41.0 36.9 57.6 40.8 54.5 35.8 49.1 23.9 Married, spouse absent.... 5.2 8.2 1.2 0.6 2.7 8.2 6.7 13.1 8.1 11.3 13.3 11.6 4.2 6.1 Widowed................... 3.7 9.8 - 0.2 - 0.3 - 1.8 1.4 8.2 8.3 17.1 25.2 52.0 Divorced.................. 8.4 11.0 - 0.6 5.0 4.4 11.4 14.1 15.0 23.0 13.3 23.2 13.5 9.5 WHITE, NOT HISPANIC United States Total.................. 74,703 79,502 12,402 12,093 13,165 13,347 16,205 16,141 13,009 13,289 8,519 9,040 11,403 15,592 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............. 27.6 21.1 91.3 83.4 36.6 25.3 15.9 9.1 8.1 5.9 4.8 3.5 3.7 4.5 Married, spouse present... 58.7 54.9 6.8 13.5 53.8 62.3 67.7 71.6 74.4 70.0 79.4 68.6 74.7 42.6 Married, spouse absent.... 2.4 2.6 0.8 1.4 2.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 2.9 3.0 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.6 Widowed................... 2.6 11.0 - 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.8 3.4 2.0 12.4 14.1 44.6 Divorced.................. 8.6 10.4 1.1 1.6 6.7 8.4 12.4 14.5 13.8 17.6 11.6 13.7 5.5 6.7 South Total.................. 24,987 26,324 4,124 3,799 4,363 4,517 5,286 5,043 4,407 4,619 2,936 3,053 3,870 5,295 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............. 25.0 17.9 89.8 78.7 31.5 19.4 13.1 7.8 6.2 4.3 4.2 2.6 2.3 3.2 Married, spouse present... 60.6 57.2 7.9 17.3 58.1 66.3 68.4 73.0 76.0 72.0 79.8 68.3 76.6 43.8 Married, spouse absent.... 2.7 2.6 0.9 2.1 2.5 4.2 4.8 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 Widowed................... 2.5 11.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.0 4.2 2.1 14.7 12.5 43.8 Divorced.................. 9.2 10.7 1.3 1.8 7.5 9.5 13.2 15.0 13.9 16.7 11.2 12.8 7.0 7.7 North and West Total.................. 49,716 53,178 8,278 8,294 8,803 8,830 10,919 11,098 8,602 8,671 5,583 5,988 7,533 10,297 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............. 28.9 22.6 92.0 85.6 39.1 28.3 17.3 9.7 9.0 6.8 5.1 3.9 4.4 5.2 Married, spouse present... 57.8 53.8 6.3 11.8 51.7 60.2 67.4 70.9 73.6 69.0 79.2 68.7 73.8 42.0 Married, spouse absent.... 2.3 2.6 0.7 1.1 2.7 3.3 2.9 3.9 2.9 3.2 1.9 2.1 2.2 1.7 Widowed................... 2.7 10.7 - - 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.7 2.9 2.0 11.1 14.9 45.0 Divorced.................. 8.3 10.3 1.0 1.5 6.3 7.8 12.0 14.2 13.8 18.1 11.8 14.2 4.7 6.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------