| Table D-14. Active Component Enlisted Members and Percent Married1 by Service | ||||||
| with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2010 | ||||||
| FISCAL | SERVICE | 18-44 YEAR-OLD | ||||
| YEAR | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | CIVILIANS |
| 1973 | 24.4% | 38.8% | 34.7% | 61.6% | 40.1% | NA |
| 1974 | 29.7% | 41.0% | 36.0% | 62.9% | 42.7% | NA |
| 1975 | 38.0% | 39.3% | 33.5% | 64.1% | 45.2% | NA |
| 1976 | 45.2% | 40.9% | 34.2% | 64.9% | 48.3% | NA |
| 1977 | 47.8% | 44.8% | 33.4% | 63.4% | 49.7% | 64.3% |
| 1978 | 47.8% | 43.4% | 32.7% | 62.0% | 49.0% | 63.0% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | 42.2% | 31.4% | 60.5% | 48.1% | 62.5% |
| 1980 | 46.3% | 40.7% | 30.6% | 58.9% | 46.6% | 61.3% |
| 1981 | 47.3% | 40.9% | 31.1% | 58.1% | 46.9% | 60.4% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | 43.1% | 34.5% | 58.6% | 48.6% | 59.9% |
| 1983 | 50.4% | 44.4% | 38.1% | 60.1% | 50.2% | 59.3% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | 45.6% | 39.8% | 60.7% | 51.1% | 59.2% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | 45.7% | 41.2% | 60.7% | 51.2% | 59.1% |
| 1986 | 51.5% | 45.9% | 41.9% | 61.0% | 51.6% | 59.0% |
| 1987 | 52.1% | 47.0% | 42.7% | 61.4% | 52.3% | 59.0% |
| 1988 | 53.0% | 47.2% | 43.2% | 63.2% | 53.0% | 58.5% |
| 1989 | 53.3% | 47.1% | 43.6% | 63.6% | 53.2% | 55.8% |
| 1990 | 54.6% | 48.7% | 44.2% | 65.2% | 54.5% | 55.9% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | 49.9% | 45.1% | 66.3% | 55.1% | 55.7% |
| 1992 | 52.9% | 51.2% | 45.8% | 66.3% | 54.9% | 55.1% |
| 1993 | 56.2% | 52.5% | 44.9% | 66.9% | 56.4% | 55.0% |
| 1994 | 57.2% | 54.3% | 44.6% | 67.1% | 57.4% | 54.9% |
| 1995 | 57.2% | 55.4% | 44.4% | 66.0% | 57.3% | 54.9% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | 55.5% | 43.6% | 65.2% | 56.6% | 54.3% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | 55.4% | 42.5% | 64.1% | 55.4% | 53.4% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | 52.4% | 41.5% | 62.6% | 53.4% | 52.4% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | 48.5% | 40.8% | 61.1% | 51.5% | 52.1% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | 45.8% | 40.3% | 59.4% | 49.7% | 51.5% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | 43.8% | 40.3% | 57.1% | 48.2% | 51.0% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | 44.9% | 40.7% | 55.9% | 48.5% | 50.9% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | 48.0% | 40.3% | 55.6% | 49.2% | 51.0% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | 50.4% | 41.5% | 56.0% | 49.8% | 50.4% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | 51.9% | 41.9% | 58.1% | 51.6% | 49.7% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | 52.4% | 42.3% | 57.7% | 51.9% | 49.0% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | 52.4% | 42.3% | 57.8% | 52.3% | 48.7% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | 51.3% | 42.6% | 57.3% | 52.2% | 48.3% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | 51.4% | 44.5% | 56.3% | 53.1% | 47.7% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | 51.4% | 46.5% | 56.2% | 53.7% | 47.2% |
| 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. | ||||||