Table 2. Marital Status of the Population Age 15 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone or in Combination and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2003

(Numbers in thousands)


Sex and marital status 3/ Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Black alone or in combination White alone, not Hispanic
 Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Both sexes Both sexes 225,249 100.0 27,099 100.0 158,567 100.0 39,584 100.0
Married, spouse present 117,187 52.0 8,762 32.3 88,956 56.1 19,469 49.2
Married, spouse absent 3,162 1.4 519 1.9 1,377 0.9 1,267 3.2
Widowed 14,001 6.2 1,730 6.4 10,800 6.8 1,471 3.7
Divorced 21,666 9.6 2,969 11.0 16,096 10.2 2,601 6.6
Separated 4,729 2.1 1,284 4.7 2,242 1.4 1,204 3.0
Never married 64,504 28.6 11,836 43.7 39,096 24.7 13,573 34.3
Male Both sexes 108,830 100.0 12,178 100.0 76,750 100.0 19,902 100.0
Married, spouse present 58,594 53.8 4,472 36.7 44,635 58.2 9,486 47.7
Married, spouse absent 1,667 1.5 209 1.7 632 0.8 826 4.2
Widowed 2,697 2.5 329 2.7 2,082 2.7 286 1.4
Divorced 8,991 8.3 1,065 8.7 6,846 8.9 1,080 5.4
Separated 1,909 1.8 474 3.9 1,003 1.3 432 2.2
Never married 34,972 32.1 5,627 46.2 21,552 28.1 7,793 39.2
Female Both sexes 116,419 100.0 14,921 100.0 81,816 100.0 19,681 100.0
Married, spouse present 58,594 50.3 4,290 28.8 44,321 54.2 9,983 50.7
Married, spouse absent 1,495 1.3 310 2.1 745 0.9 441 2.2
Widowed 11,304 9.7 1,400 9.4 8,718 10.7 1,185 6.0
Divorced 12,674 10.9 1,903 12.8 9,250 11.3 1,521 7.7
Separated 2,820 2.4 809 5.4 1,238 1.5 773 3.9
Never married 29,532 25.4 6,208 41.6 17,544 21.4 5,780 29.4

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.

2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races, except those combinations including Black.

3/ The data in this table do not include families in group quarters.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006