This report presents detailed results obtained from a survey on the marital history of men and women in the United States conducted in June 1971 by the Bureau of the Census, an agency within the Social and Economic Statistics Administration. The report includes information on when the first and last marriages began, and when and how the first and last marriages ended.

Tables

Table 1. Year of Birth by Current Marital Status, Whether (and how) First Marriage Ended, Number of Times Married, Race, and Sex, for Persons who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Age at First Marriage by Year of Birth, Whether (and how) First Marriage Ended, Number of Times Married, Race, and Sex, for Persons who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [7.9 MB]

Table 3. Age at End of First Marriage by Year of Birth, How First Marriage Ended, Number of Times Married, Race, and Sex, for Persons who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [2.2 MB]

Table 4. Age at Latest Remarriage by Year of Birth, How First Marriage Ended, Number of Times Married, Race, and Sex, for Persons who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [1.6 MB]

Table 5. Age at End of Latest Remarriage by Year of Birth, How First and Latest Marriage Ended, Number of Times Married, Race, and Sex, for Persons who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [1.6 MB]

Table 6. Period when First Marriage Occurred by Year of Birth, Race, and Sex, for Persons Ever Married who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Period when Divorce Occurred After First Marriage by Year of Birth, Race, and Sex, for Persons whose First Marriage Ended in Divorce and who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Period when Divorce Occurred After Latest Remarriage by Year of Birth, Race, and Sex, for Persons Divorced after Remarriage who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Period when Latest Remarriage Occurred by Year of Birth, Race, and Sex, for Persons Married Twice who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Period when Latest Remarriage Occurred by Year of Birth, Race, and Sex, for Persons Married Three or more Times who were Born between January 1900 and December 1954: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Number of Times Married for Household Head and Wife by Age and Race of Husband, for Married Couples with the Husband 14 to 71 Years Old: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. Number of Times Married for Household Head and Wife by Education of Head and Wife, by Race of Husband, for Married Couples with the Husband 35 to 54 Years Old: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. Number of Times Married for Household Head and Wife by Family Income and Race of Husband, for Married Couples with the Husband 35 to 54 Years Old: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Number of Times Married for Separated Persons 14 to 71 Years Old by Age at Separation, Race, and Sex: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. Number of Times Married for Separated Persons 14 to 71 Years Old by Age at Separation, Duration of Separation, Race, and Sex: Survey Date June 1971 [<1.0 MB]

Table 16. Duration of Current Marriage by Number of Times Married, Age, Race, and Sex, for Married (Including Separated) Persons: Survey Date June 1971 [1.6 MB]

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