TABLE 3.
Marital Status of NLTCS Respondents, by Year
| Survey Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | |
| Noninstitutionalized | ||||
| Men | ||||
| Married (%) | 78.1 | 78.2 | 76.6 | 75.7 |
| Widowed | 13.3 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
| Divorced | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Never married | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Women | ||||
| Married | 39.7 | 41.1 | 41.6 | 40.4 |
| Widowed | 50.2 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 48.2 |
| Divorced | 4.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Never married | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| All | ||||
| Men | ||||
| Married (%) | 76.6 | 76.6 | 75.4 | 74.6 |
| Widowed | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 15.5 |
| Divorced | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Never married | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| Women | ||||
| Married | 37.7 | 38.9 | 39.5 | 38.8 |
| Widowed | 51.7 | 49.2 | 49.1 | 49.7 |
| Divorced | 4.8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| Never married | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 |