Percent Never Married, 1970–2006
The following table shows the percent of men and women in the United States ages 20 to 44 who never married from 1970 to 2006.
| Age |
1970 |
1999 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
|
Male:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 to 24 years |
20 to 24 years |
35.8% |
83.2% |
83.7% |
85.4% |
86.7% |
| 25 to 29 years |
10.5 |
52.1 |
51.7 |
53.7 |
56.6 |
57.4 |
| 30 to 34 years |
30 to 34 years |
6.2 |
30.7 |
30.0 |
34.0 |
33.4 |
| 35 to 39 years |
5.4 |
21.1 |
20.3 |
21.1 |
23.4 |
23.3 |
| 40 to 44 years |
40 to 44 years |
4.9 |
15.8 |
15.7 |
16.7 |
18.5 |
|
Female:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 to 24 years |
54.7% |
72.3% |
72.8% |
74.0% |
75.4% |
75.3% |
| 25 to 29 years |
19.1 |
38.9 |
38.9 |
40.4 |
40.8 |
43.1 |
| 30 to 34 years |
9.4 |
22.1 |
21.9 |
23.0 |
23.7 |
24.0 |
| 35 to 39 years |
7.2 |
15.2 |
14.3 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
16.7 |
| 40 to 44 years |
6.3 |
10.9 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
12.2 |
13.1 |
NOTE: Data apply to the U.S.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. From
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008.
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education,
Inc. All rights reserved.
Percent Never Married,
1970–2006
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