Table D-14.  Active Component Enlisted Members by Marital Status1 and Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2008
  SERVICE         18-44 YEAR-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%
2003 48.86% 51.14% 47.98% 52.02% 40.33% 59.67% 55.62% 44.38% 49.17% 50.83% 51.0% 49.0%
2004 48.02% 51.98% 50.38% 49.62% 41.53% 58.47% 55.97% 44.03% 49.77% 50.23% 50.4% 49.6%
2005 50.69% 49.31% 51.91% 48.09% 41.91% 58.09% 58.12% 41.88% 51.57% 48.43% 49.7% 50.3%
2006 51.59% 48.41% 52.36% 47.64% 42.30% 57.70% 57.73% 42.27% 51.94% 48.06% 48.97% 51.03%
2007 52.70% 47.30% 52.43% 47.57% 42.34% 57.66% 57.75% 42.25% 52.28% 47.72% 48.66% 51.34%
2008 53.68% 46.32% 51.33% 48.67% 42.56% 57.44% 57.34% 42.66% 52.23% 47.77% 48.31% 51.69%
     
  1. 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.
      Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.