| Table D-20. Active Component Enlisted Members by Marital Status* and Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2001 | |||||||||||||||||
SERVICE |
18-44 YR OLD |
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FISCAL |
ARMY |
NAVY |
MARINE CORPS |
AIR FORCE |
TOTAL DoD |
CIVILIANS |
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YEAR |
Married |
Unmarried |
Married |
Unmarried |
Married |
Unmarried |
Married |
Unmarried |
Married |
Unmarried |
Married |
Unmarried |
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1973 |
24.40% |
75.60% |
38.80% |
61.20% |
34.70% |
65.30% |
61.60% |
38.40% |
40.10% |
59.90% |
NA |
NA |
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1974 |
29.70% |
70.30% |
41.00% |
59.00% |
36.00% |
64.00% |
62.90% |
37.10% |
42.70% |
57.30% |
NA |
NA |
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1975 |
38.00% |
62.00% |
39.30% |
60.70% |
33.48% |
66.52% |
64.10% |
35.90% |
45.20% |
54.80% |
NA |
NA |
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1976 |
45.20% |
54.80% |
40.90% |
59.10% |
34.20% |
65.80% |
64.90% |
35.10% |
48.30% |
51.70% |
NA |
NA |
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1977 |
47.80% |
52.20% |
44.80% |
55.20% |
33.40% |
66.60% |
63.40% |
36.60% |
49.70% |
50.30% |
64.3% |
35.7% |
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1978 |
47.80% |
52.20% |
43.40% |
56.60% |
32.70% |
67.30% |
62.00% |
38.00% |
49.00% |
51.00% |
63.0% |
37.0% |
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1979 |
47.70% |
52.30% |
42.20% |
57.80% |
31.40% |
68.60% |
60.50% |
39.50% |
48.10% |
51.90% |
62.5% |
37.5% |
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1980 |
46.30% |
53.70% |
40.70% |
59.30% |
30.60% |
69.40% |
58.90% |
41.10% |
46.60% |
53.40% |
61.3% |
38.7% |
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1981 |
47.30% |
52.70% |
40.90% |
59.10% |
31.10% |
68.90% |
58.10% |
41.90% |
46.90% |
53.10% |
60.4% |
39.6% |
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1982 |
49.10% |
50.90% |
43.10% |
56.90% |
34.50% |
65.50% |
58.60% |
41.40% |
48.60% |
51.40% |
59.9% |
40.1% |
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1983 |
50.40% |
49.60% |
44.40% |
55.60% |
38.10% |
61.90% |
60.10% |
39.90% |
50.20% |
49.80% |
59.3% |
40.7% |
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1984 |
51.10% |
48.90% |
45.60% |
54.40% |
39.80% |
60.20% |
60.70% |
39.30% |
51.10% |
48.90% |
59.2% |
40.8% |
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1985 |
51.00% |
49.00% |
45.70% |
54.30% |
41.20% |
58.80% |
60.70% |
39.30% |
51.20% |
48.80% |
59.1% |
40.9% |
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1986 |
51.50% |
48.50% |
45.90% |
54.10% |
41.90% |
58.10% |
61.00% |
39.00% |
51.60% |
48.40% |
59.0% |
41.0% |
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1987 |
52.10% |
47.90% |
47.00% |
53.00% |
42.70% |
57.30% |
61.40% |
38.60% |
52.30% |
47.70% |
59.0% |
41.0% |
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1988 |
53.00% |
47.00% |
47.20% |
52.80% |
43.20% |
56.80% |
63.20% |
36.80% |
53.00% |
47.00% |
58.5% |
41.5% |
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1989 |
53.30% |
46.70% |
47.10% |
52.90% |
43.60% |
56.40% |
63.60% |
36.40% |
53.20% |
46.80% |
55.8% |
44.2% |
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1990 |
54.60% |
45.40% |
48.70% |
51.30% |
44.20% |
55.80% |
65.20% |
34.80% |
54.50% |
45.50% |
55.9% |
44.1% |
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1991 |
54.80% |
45.20% |
49.90% |
50.10% |
45.10% |
54.90% |
66.30% |
33.70% |
55.10% |
44.90% |
55.7% |
44.3% |
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1992 |
52.90% |
47.10% |
51.20% |
48.80% |
45.80% |
54.20% |
66.30% |
33.70% |
54.90% |
45.10% |
55.1% |
44.9% |
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1993 |
56.20% |
43.80% |
52.50% |
47.50% |
44.90% |
55.10% |
66.90% |
33.10% |
56.40% |
43.60% |
55.0% |
45.0% |
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1994 |
57.18% |
42.82% |
54.25% |
45.75% |
44.57% |
55.43% |
67.12% |
32.88% |
57.36% |
42.64% |
54.9% |
45.1% |
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1995 |
57.24% |
42.76% |
55.37% |
44.63% |
44.36% |
55.64% |
65.95% |
34.05% |
57.29% |
42.71% |
54.9% |
45.2% |
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1996 |
55.99% |
44.01% |
55.47% |
44.53% |
43.61% |
56.39% |
65.18% |
34.82% |
56.57% |
43.43% |
54.3% |
45.7% |
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1997 |
53.96% |
46.04% |
55.41% |
44.59% |
42.51% |
57.49% |
64.13% |
35.87% |
55.41% |
44.59% |
53.4% |
46.6% |
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1998 |
52.07% |
47.93% |
52.39% |
47.61% |
41.46% |
58.54% |
62.56% |
37.44% |
53.36% |
46.64% |
52.4% |
47.6% |
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1999 |
51.22% |
48.78% |
48.46% |
51.54% |
40.82% |
59.18% |
61.10% |
38.90% |
51.52% |
48.48% |
52.1% |
48.0% |
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2000 |
49.66% |
50.34% |
45.80% |
54.20% |
40.25% |
59.75% |
59.37% |
40.63% |
49.72% |
50.28% |
51.5% |
48.5% |
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2001 |
48.51% |
51.49% |
43.80% |
56.20% |
40.28% |
59.72% |
57.05% |
42.95% |
48.18% |
51.82% |
51.0% |
49.0% |
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| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year. | |||||||||||||||||
| * Affected by large number of unknowns in FYs 1973-1976. Because most unknowns were in their first year of service, and unlikely to be married, | |||||||||||||||||
| they were coded as unmarried in calculating the percentage. | |||||||||||||||||