Table D-20

Table D-20.  Active Component Enlisted Members by Marital Status* and Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-1997

 

SERVICE

       

18-44 YR OLD
CIVILIANS

FISCAL
YEAR

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

 

TOTAL DoD

 

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%

      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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