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Household Trends:
One-person households
Married-couple households
Unmarried-couple
households:
Male-Female couples
Same-sex couples
Family Diversity
Population trends:
Unmarried Americans:
15 years of age and
older
18 years of age
and older
Currently Divorced People
Women 65 Years and Over
Children with Single Parents
Children with Grandparents
Rising Age of First Marriages
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2000 Census -- AASP Report
Background Information -- Historical Trends
Marital Status: 1950 -
2000
for 15 years of age and above
"Unmarried America Keeps Growing" |
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| Year |
Total People
15 and Over |
Number
Unmarried |
Percent |
| 2000 |
213,773,000 |
98,041,000 |
45.9 |
| 1998 |
209,291,000 |
91,326,000 |
43.6 |
| 1995 |
202,732,000 |
85,998,000 |
42.4 |
| 1993 |
197,254,000 |
82,652,000 |
41.9 |
| 1990 |
191,793,000 |
79,161,000 |
41.3 |
| 1980 |
171,861,000 |
67,084,000 |
39.0 |
| 1970 |
148,325,000 |
53,068,000 |
35.8 |
| 1960 |
124,880,000 |
40,516,000 |
32.4 |
| 1950 |
111,703,000 |
37,260,000 |
33.4 |
| Sources: Census document: MS-1. Marital Status of the Population 15 Years
Old and Over: 1950 to Present. Internet Release Date: 1-7-99.
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ms-la/tabms-1.txt
Update for 2000 from Current Population Survey, March 2000.
Ethnic and Hispanic Studies Branch.
Population, Table 2.1 Internet Release Date: 3-6-01.
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hispanic/p20-535/tab02-1.txt
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