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QT-P18. Marital Status by Sex, Unmarried-Partner Households, and Grandparents as Caregivers: 2000
Subject Number Percent
     
MARITAL STATUS    
         Males 15 years and over 4,371 100.0%
Never married 865 19.8%
Now married, except separated 2,860 65.4%
   15 to 19 years 3 0.1%
   20 to 24 years 104 2.4%
   25 to 34 years 407 9.3%
   35 to 44 years 571 13.1%
   45 to 54 years 636 14.6%
   55 to 64 years 501 11.5%
   65 years and over 638 14.6%
Separated 79 1.8%
Widowed 157 3.6%
Divorced 410 9.4%
     
         Females 15 years and over 4,623 100.0%
Never married 528 11.4%
Now married, except separated 2,835 61.3%
   15 to 19 years 51 1.1%
   20 to 24 years 128 2.8%
   25 to 34 years 462 10.0%
   35 to 44 years 536 11.6%
   45 to 54 years 634 13.7%
   55 to 64 years 565 12.2%
   65 years and over 459 9.9%
Separated 108 2.3%
Widowed 711 15.4%
Divorced 441 9.5%
     
UNMARRIED-PARTNER HOUSEHOLDS    
         Total 130 100.0%
Male and female 106 81.5%
Both male 9 6.9%
Both female 15 11.5%
     
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS    
         Grandparents living in households with one or more grandchildren under 18 years 86 100.0%
Grandparent responsible for grandchild 58 67.4%
   Less than 1 year 25 29.1%
   1 to 2 years 12 14.0%
   3 to 4 years 0 0.0%
   5 years or more 21 24.4%
Grandparent not responsible for grandchild 28 32.6%

 

Date: October 2, 2002

[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices PCT1, PCT7 and PCT8.
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