Data on marital status and living arrangements have been included in the "Families and Living Arrangements" reports. Please see the new reports on the Families and Living Arrangements page.
Marital Status and Living Arrangements data are collected annually in the March Current Population Survey (CPS) for the Nation, with limited detail for states and some metropolitan areas. More data on marital status and living arrangements for states, metropolitan areas, and other geographic locations are shown from the decennial census.
Fact Sheet: Differences between the Marital Status Estimates from the American Community Survey
and the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey
These reports have been combined with the former "Households and Families" reports, please see the new reports, America’s Families and Living Arrangements
"Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1998 (Update)" (P20-514)
"Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1997 (Update)" (P20-506)
"Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1996" (P20-496)
"Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1995 (Update)" (P20-491)
"Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1994" (P20-484)
These time series tables have been combined with the former "Households and Families" historical tables, please see the new tables, located on the Families and Living Arrangements page.
March Current Population Survey (CPS) data on Marital Status and Living Arrangements are from 1968 to present as CD-ROMs or as Magnetic Tape Reels or Cartridges. You may order any of these products through CenStore by clicking on the specific product you wish to order.
Previous publications back to 1993 and all Population Paper Listings (PPL&rsqou;s) are also available through CenStore.
Contact: Fertility and Family Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 301-763-2416.
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