`,,,, Table 4.2b Lower Bound of the Estimates - Marital Status of the Foreign-Born Population from Latin America 15 Years and Over by Sex and Sub-Region of Birth: 2003 ,,,, ,,,, SEX AND MARITAL STATUS,,Sub-Region of Birth,, ,Latin America,Caribbean,Central America1,South America "Total, Both Sexes",16132742,"2,891,189","11,073,834","2,063,621" "..Married, spouse present","8,250,687","1,304,239","5,807,773","1,062,880" "..Married, spouse absent2","1,141,671","137,804","854,912","123,592" ..Widowed,"542,729","160,115","300,961","66,633" ..Divorced,"1,024,931","327,713","489,016","186,264" ..Separated,"642,632","168,573","381,929","72,870" ..Never married,"4,360,751","717,849","3,095,619","495,568" ,,,, .Total Male,8396916,"1,330,379","6,024,054","986,354" "..Married, spouse present","4,292,299","694,320","3,049,667","503,603" "..Married, spouse absent2","739,704","68,889","581,661","70,317" ..Widowed,"89,012","22,001","53,514","8,172" ..Divorced,"394,413","120,833","197,138","65,141" ..Separated,"216,015","51,486","129,384","25,552" ..Never married,"2,554,362","327,043","1,918,752","276,144" ,,,, .Total Female,7718424,"1,549,321","5,035,135","1,067,888" "..Married, spouse present","3,949,376","604,962","2,748,658","555,065" "..Married, spouse absent2","389,265","64,173","260,552","49,883" ..Widowed,"445,007","134,426","240,490","56,243" ..Divorced,"618,483","200,509","285,078","115,145" ..Separated,"416,048","111,921","246,029","42,560" ..Never married,"1,785,120","380,785","1,162,626","207,692" Footnotes:,,,, 1 The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. ,,,, "2 'Married, spouse absent' excludes 'Separated.'",,,, "NOTE: The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, ",,,,,,, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability (see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Accuracy/Accuracy1.htm). ,,,,,,, The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90-percent confidence interval ,,,,,,, and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90-percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2003",,,,,,, " Immigration Statistics Staff, Population Division",,,,,,, Internet Release date: ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,