| Table D-20. Active Component Enlisted Members by Marital Status* and Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | 18-44 YR OLD | ||||||||||||||||
| FISCAL | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | CIVILIANS | |||||||||||
| YEAR | Married | Unmarried | Married | Unmarried | Married | Unmarried | Married | Unmarried | Married | Unmarried | Married | Unmarried | |||||
| 1973 | 24.40% | 75.60% | 38.80% | 61.20% | 34.70% | 65.30% | 61.60% | 38.40% | 40.10% | 59.90% | NA | NA | |||||
| 1974 | 29.70% | 70.30% | 41.00% | 59.00% | 36.00% | 64.00% | 62.90% | 37.10% | 42.70% | 57.30% | NA | NA | |||||
| 1975 | 38.00% | 62.00% | 39.30% | 60.70% | 33.48% | 66.52% | 64.10% | 35.90% | 45.20% | 54.80% | NA | NA | |||||
| 1976 | 45.20% | 54.80% | 40.90% | 59.10% | 34.20% | 65.80% | 64.90% | 35.10% | 48.30% | 51.70% | NA | NA | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 2002 | 48.94% | 51.06% | 44.93% | 55.07% | 40.72% | 59.28% | 55.93% | 44.07% | 48.49% | 51.51% | 50.9% | 49.1% | |||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
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