Table 2.2  Marital Status of the Population 15 Years and Over by Sex and Hispanic Origin Type:   2004

           (Numbers in thousands)

"Sex and marital status",,"Total Hispanic",,"Hispanic origin type 1/",,,,,,,,,,,
,"Mexican",,"Puerto Rican",,"Cuban",,"Central American",,"South   American",,"Other   Hispanic 2/",
,"Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent"
"Total","Total",28538,100.0,18249,100.0,2703,100.0,1302,100.0,2388,100.0,1670,100.0,2225,100.0
,"Married, spouse present",13301,46.6,8778,48.1,1098,40.6,702,53.9,1032,43.2,772,46.2,920,41.3
,"Married, spouse absent 3/",940,3.3,617,3.4,35,1.3,23,1.7,118,5.0,81,4.8,66,3.0
,"Widowed",950,3.3,540,3.0,102,3.8,109,8.4,54,2.3,44,2.6,101,4.6
,"Divorced",2024,7.1,1082,5.9,273,10.1,139,10.7,130,5.4,155,9.3,245,11.0
,"Separated",1004,3.5,623,3.4,129,4.8,37,2.8,88,3.7,57,3.4,70,3.1
,"Never married",10320,36.2,6609,36.2,1066,39.4,293,22.5,966,40.4,563,33.7,823,37.0
"Male","Total",14652,100.0,9625,100.0,1296,100.0,680,100.0,1250,100.0,822,100.0,979,100.0
,"Married, spouse present",6616,45.2,4409,45.8,560,43.2,368,54.1,490,39.2,374,45.5,415,42.4
,"Married, spouse absent 3/",636,4.3,445,4.6,10,0.8,11,1.6,91,7.3,56,6.8,23,2.3
,"Widowed",190,1.3,123,1.3,24,1.9,17,2.5,2,0.2,4,0.5,19,1.9
,"Divorced",866,5.9,470,4.9,120,9.3,69,10.1,55,4.4,60,7.3,91,9.3
,"Separated",335,2.3,210,2.2,36,2.7,17,2.5,32,2.6,20,2.4,20,2.0
,"Never married",6010,41.0,3967,41.2,546,42.1,198,29.1,579,46.3,308,37.5,412,42.0
"Female","Total",13886,100.0,8624,100.0,1408,100.0,622,100.0,1138,100.0,849,100.0,1246,100.0
,"Married, spouse present",6686,48.1,4369,50.7,538,38.2,334,53.7,542,47.7,398,46.9,505,40.5
,"Married, spouse absent 3/",304,2.2,172,2.0,25,1.8,12,1.9,27,2.4,25,2.9,43,3.5
,"Widowed",761,5.5,417,4.8,78,5.5,92,14.7,52,4.6,39,4.6,83,6.6
,"Divorced",1158,8.3,611,7.1,153,10.9,70,11.3,74,6.5,95,11.2,154,12.3
,"Separated",669,4.8,413,4.8,94,6.7,19,3.1,56,4.9,37,4.3,50,4.0
,"Never married",4310,31.0,2642,30.6,520,37.0,95,15.2,387,34.0,255,30.0,412,33.0

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other

   Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.

2/ This category includes Dominicans.

3/ Excludes separated.

 

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Ethnicity and Ancestry Statistics Branch, Population Division.