| Table 13. Marital Status by Sex and Race for Persons 15 Years
Old and Over: |
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| New Jersey, 2000 to 2007
(Person Total in Thousands) |
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| Two-year Moving Average |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
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| TOTAL |
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| All Persons: 15 Years
and Over |
6,439 |
6,674 |
6,860 |
6,804 |
6,837 |
6,921 |
6,960 |
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| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Married, Spouse Present |
51.4% |
53.0% |
53.1% |
52.1% |
51.8% |
51.4% |
51.9% |
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| Married, Spouse Absent |
1.8% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
1.6% |
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| Widowed |
7.3% |
6.4% |
6.0% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.5% |
6.2% |
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| Divorced |
7.4% |
7.6% |
7.6% |
7.8% |
7.4% |
6.8% |
7.0% |
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| Separated |
2.1% |
2.4% |
2.1% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.2% |
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| Never Married |
30.0% |
28.7% |
29.2% |
30.3% |
30.5% |
31.1% |
31.0% |
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| By SEX |
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| Males: 15 Years and Over |
3,037 |
3,173 |
3,288 |
3,268 |
3,285 |
3,359 |
3,381 |
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| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Married, Spouse Present |
54.5% |
55.8% |
55.4% |
54.2% |
53.7% |
53.0% |
53.5% |
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| Married, Spouse Absent |
2.0% |
2.2% |
2.4% |
1.8% |
1.5% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
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| Widowed |
3.4% |
2.7% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
3.1% |
2.8% |
2.0% |
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| Divorced |
6.3% |
6.3% |
6.0% |
6.3% |
6.1% |
5.2% |
5.9% |
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| Separated |
1.4% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
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| Never Married |
32.4% |
31.0% |
31.7% |
33.1% |
33.8% |
35.2% |
34.9% |
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| Females: 15 Years and
Over |
3,395 |
3,501 |
3,572 |
3,537 |
3,540 |
3,562 |
3,579 |
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| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Married, Spouse Present |
48.8% |
50.5% |
51.0% |
50.1% |
49.8% |
50.0% |
50.5% |
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| Married, Spouse Absent |
1.5% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
1.9% |
1.7% |
1.3% |
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| Widowed |
10.9% |
9.7% |
9.2% |
9.3% |
9.4% |
9.9% |
10.2% |
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| Divorced |
8.4% |
8.8% |
9.0% |
9.2% |
8.9% |
8.3% |
8.1% |
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| Separated |
2.8% |
2.7% |
2.3% |
1.9% |
2.4% |
2.9% |
2.7% |
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| Never Married |
27.7% |
26.6% |
26.9% |
27.8% |
27.6% |
27.3% |
27.3% |
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| By RACE |
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| White: 15 Years and Over |
5,094 |
5,288 |
5,459 |
5,402 |
5,416 |
5,485 |
5,430 |
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| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Married, Spouse Present |
54.2% |
56.1% |
56.2% |
54.9% |
54.2% |
53.9% |
54.0% |
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| Married, Spouse Absent |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.5% |
1.4% |
1.5% |
1.6% |
1.4% |
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| Widowed |
7.6% |
6.7% |
6.4% |
6.6% |
6.9% |
6.9% |
6.6% |
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| Divorced |
7.7% |
7.9% |
7.8% |
8.0% |
7.7% |
7.0% |
7.3% |
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| Separated |
1.7% |
1.9% |
1.7% |
1.5% |
2.0% |
2.1% |
1.9% |
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| Never Married |
27.6% |
26.2% |
26.3% |
27.6% |
27.7% |
28.4% |
28.8% |
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| Black: 15 Years and Over |
951 |
934 |
915 |
913 |
919 |
941 |
940 |
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| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Married, Spouse Present |
34.8% |
32.5% |
29.6% |
29.3% |
30.3% |
31.2% |
32.3% |
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| Married, Spouse Absent |
4.0% |
4.0% |
3.4% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
1.9% |
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| Widowed |
6.4% |
5.6% |
5.2% |
5.6% |
5.6% |
5.8% |
6.3% |
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| Divorced |
7.3% |
7.9% |
8.5% |
9.2% |
8.3% |
6.6% |
7.7% |
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| Separated |
4.5% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
4.1% |
3.6% |
4.2% |
4.5% |
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| Never Married |
43.0% |
44.9% |
48.1% |
48.9% |
49.7% |
50.0% |
47.4% |
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| Hispanic: 15 Years and
Over |
685 |
709 |
793 |
849 |
914 |
1,046 |
1,073 |
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| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Married, Spouse Present |
43.9% |
43.9% |
45.9% |
45.8% |
41.0% |
39.9% |
42.3% |
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| Married, Spouse Absent |
2.6% |
3.7% |
5.1% |
4.2% |
3.7% |
4.3% |
4.6% |
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| Widowed |
5.1% |
4.7% |
3.6% |
3.4% |
3.9% |
3.2% |
2.9% |
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| Divorced |
7.9% |
7.7% |
6.7% |
6.7% |
8.0% |
8.1% |
7.8% |
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| Separated |
5.0% |
5.0% |
4.2% |
3.8% |
5.5% |
5.5% |
4.3% |
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| Never Married |
35.6% |
34.9% |
34.5% |
36.0% |
37.9% |
39.1% |
38.1% |
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| Source: US
Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS): March 2000 through
2007. |
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| Prepared by :
NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic
Research, 11/07. |
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