table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 5 through 7,,,,,,,,,,,,
Table 2.  Marital Status of the Population 55 Years and Over by Age and Sex:  March 2002,,,,,,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands.),,,,,,,,,,,,
(leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,,,,,,,,,
Marital status and age,Total,,Age,,,,,,,,,
,,,55 to 59 years,,60 to 64 years,,65 to 74 years,,75 to 84 years,,85 years and over,
,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent
Total,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Total,"59,644",100.0,"14,667",100.0,"11,208",100.0,"18,123",100.0,"12,191",100.0,"3,456",100.0
".Married, spouse present","36,169",60.6,"10,172",69.4,"7,624",68.0,"11,536",63.7,"5,929",48.6,908,26.3
".Married, spouse absent 1/",817,1.4,194,1.3,149,1.3,260,1.4,166,1.4,49,1.4
.Widowed,"12,601",21.1,718,4.9,"1,008",9.0,"3,724",20.6,"4,913",40.3,"2,237",64.7
.Divorced,"6,429",10.8,"2,307",15.7,"1,615",14.4,"1,726",9.5,685,5.6,98,2.8
.Separated,857,1.4,305,2.1,239,2.1,226,1.2,72,0.6,14,0.4
.Never married,"2,771",4.6,971,6.6,573,5.1,650,3.6,426,3.5,150,4.3
Male,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Total,"26,608",100.0,"7,091",100.0,"5,282",100.0,"8,245",100.0,"4,898",100.0,"1,093",100.0
".Married, spouse present","19,672",73.9,"5,273",74.4,"3,993",75.6,"6,322",76.7,"3,455",70.5,629,57.6
".Married, spouse absent 1/",411,1.5,104,1.5,82,1.6,129,1.6,73,1.5,22,2.0
.Widowed,"2,298",8.6,134,1.9,184,3.5,706,8.6,903,18.4,370,33.9
.Divorced,"2,486",9.3,905,12.8,633,12.0,672,8.1,243,5.0,33,3.0
.Separated,385,1.4,138,1.9,101,1.9,112,1.4,28,0.6,5,0.5
.Never married,"1,357",5.1,536,7.6,289,5.5,304,3.7,195,4.0,33,3.1
Female,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Total,"33,035",100.0,"7,575",100.0,"5,926",100.0,"9,878",100.0,"7,293",100.0,"2,363",100.0
".Married, spouse present","16,497",49.9,"4,899",64.7,"3,631",61.3,"5,214",52.8,"2,474",33.9,278,11.8
".Married, spouse absent 1/",407,1.2,89,1.2,67,1.1,131,1.3,92,1.3,27,1.1
.Widowed,"10,303",31.2,584,7.7,824,13.9,"3,018",30.6,"4,010",55.0,"1,867",79.0
.Divorced,"3,944",11.9,"1,402",18.5,982,16.6,"1,054",10.7,441,6.1,65,2.7
.Separated,472,1.4,167,2.2,138,2.3,114,1.2,44,0.6,9,0.4
.Never married,"1,413",4.3,435,5.7,284,4.8,347,3.5,231,3.2,117,4.9

Footnotes:
1/  Excludes separated.
"SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002, Special Populations Branch, Population Division."
"Internet Release date:  May 20, 2003"