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NATIONAL CENTER Series 21
For HEALTH STATISTICS Number 2
VITAL and HEALTH STATISTICS
DATA FROM THE NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM
DemographicCharacteristics of PersonsMarriedBetween January1955andJune1958
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Age at marriage and marriage order of husbands crrd wives married from January 1955-June 1958, bv color, , residence, , husband’s occupation and s(aiws as head of house ho Id, and status of wife in the labor force. Data on couples living in June
1958 in households inc Iuded in nationwide survey.
Washington, D .C. Apri I 1965
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF Public Health ServiceHEALTH, EDUCATION , AND WELFARE
AnthorIy J. Celebrezze Luther L. Terry
Secretary Surgeon General
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Public Health Service Publication No. 1000-Series 21-No. 2
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS
FORREST E. LIND13R, PH. D., Director
“rHEODORED. WOOLSFX, Dejwy Director
0. K.SAGEN,PH.D.,~$si~tant Director
W.U.TR.SIMMON’S,MA., staththa~ AdviJor
.U.ICEx4.W,4TERHOUE, M.D.,Medical Advi~or
JAMES E.KELLY,D.D,S.,Dental Advi~or
LOUISR.STOLCIS, MA., flxecutive Ojicer
DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS
ROBERTD. GROVE, PH. D., Chief
AXDERS S. LUXDE, PH. D., Assisiant Chief
Public Health Service Publication No. 1000-Series 21-No. 2
Library o/Congress Card Nunzber 65-60050
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CONTENTS .
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Differences in Marriage.Estimates-----------------,--------------------- 1
Age mdMrriage Order 2 Distributions by Age and Marriage Order of Spouse 4 Distributions by Residence and Color 5 Status of Husband as Head of Household 8
Occupation of Husband and Labor Force Status of Wife 9 Age” and Marriage Order by Occupation of Husband---- 10 -
Employment Status of Wife ------------------------------------------ 11 Occupational Distributions of Husbands by Marriage Order 14
figMights 17
Detailed Tables 21
Appendix I. Technical Notes on Methods--:----------------------------- 40
Age at Marriage 40
Medians of Computed Ages at Marriage 40
Sample Design and Estimation Procedure 40
Reliability of the Estimates 40
Appendix II. Definitions of Certain Terms Used in This Report 42
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DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS MARRIED
BETWEEN JANUARY 1955 AND JUNE 1958 Carl E. Ortmeyer, Division of Vital Statistics
The purpose of the present report is to de- addition to that secured for others in the Survey: scribe and analyze the principal demographic
1. Is this a married man living with his wife? characteristics of couples married during the
2. If the answer to the above question was “yes, ” 3% years from January 1955-June 1958.
in what year were (the couple) married? The analysis is focused on variations in the 3. If date of marriage was on or after January 1,
distributions of first and remarriages and of age 1955, at marriage, by residence (region and farm vs. a. where did (the couple) get married? nonfarm), color, and status of husband as head of b. where was (husband, wife) living at time of household, as well as by occupational status of marriage? husband and employment status of wife. The data c. is this (husband’s, wife ‘s) first marriage? in the report, secured from a nationwide sample
of recently married couples, supplement statistics DIFFERENCES IN MARRIAGE obtained from marriage certificates, which are ESTIMATES available from about two-thirds of the States. The
report itself relates statistics usually tabulated Based on the sample of households inter-
from these certificates (age, marriage order, and viewed in June 1958, the estimated total number
color) to key socioeconomic characteristics. of recently married couples was 3,692,000 (table 1). (Estimates of totals when cited in the text are
rounded to thousands. ) Of these 3.7 million cou-
SOURCE OF DATA ples 1,061,000 were married in 1957, 1,091,000
in 1956, 1,097,000 in 1955, and 443,000 during the The present study is based on a special sur- first 6 months of 1958.
vey for the National Office of Vital Statistics The number of marriages performed in the (NOVS). Field work was done by the Bureau United States during this period, as estimated of the Census under special arrangements with from marriage records, was as follows: NOVS . Mawiages
Data were collected from respondents in performed
sample households interviewed in the June 1958 Current Population Survey of the United States. nll~~intio ..7 . . . ..L.A ~..+ .~ 1 A
Total 5,324,700
1958 1690,700 1957 1,518,(300
1956------------------------ 1,585,000”
1955 1,531,000
lEstimated by multiplying the 1958 U.S. total by the ratio of January-June marriages to all 1958 marriages in a group of 39 re-porting States.
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The estimated 3,692,000 recently married couples for the period January 1955-June 1958 constitute 69 percent of the estimated number of marriages performed during the same period.
The numbers of recently married couples and of marriages performed are estimated totals of two different populations. It is necessary to avoid confusing the two when analyzing demo-graphic characteristics of the couples-’ in this study and those of brides and grooms, which are tabulated and published by the National Center for Health “Statistics (NCHS) using data from marriage certi~icates (records).
The’main differences between the two populations in tekms of subgroups included in one and not the other’ are listed below:
Recently married Marriages
Subgroup couples performed
Couples married during the period but legally separated or divorced Not before the Survey----------------- included Included
Couples married during the period, one or both of whom died before Not the Survey included Included
Only last AU
Persons mar’riedmnre than once msrriage marriages during the period----------------- included included
Couples married during the period and still married, but not living in the same household at the time Not of the Survey--------------------- included Included
Couples married during the period whose marriages were arundled Not
before the Survey----------------- included Included
Counted as number of ceremonies
Couples for whom more than one Coumted for which marriage ceremony was performed as one licenses during the period----------------- couple were issued
Couples married under common law Not only------------------------------Included. included
The analysis of the data in this report does not include estimates of the sizes of these sub-groups, since such an undertaking would fall out-side the scope of the present report. However, results are available of a careful study of the differences between estimates of the total number of men and women married during an immediately preceding period (January 1950-April 1953) based on data from sample households in a monthly
.Current Population Survey (CPS) and estimates of
the number of brides and grooms based on marriage records.1
Investigators found that the number of women married during this period, when estimated from the CPS sample, was 86 percent of the e’stimate from marriage records, while the sample estimate of men married during the same period was only 79 percent. Exclusion from the sample of members of the Armed Forces living in barracks and stationed overseas accounted for most of this discrepancy. The investigators cited estimates for four lesser sources of discrepancy between sample and record-count estimates, but found that 9 percentage points of each difference remained due to several unquantifiable sources of error in the record counts and sample enumerations. A separate comparison of marriage-order and age..-at-marriage rates by sex based on CPS sample and record-count data showed similarities in these variables despite differences in area coverage.
AGE AND MARRIAGE ORDER
Distributions of age at marriage by reported year of marriage are shown in table 1 for 2,983,000 husbands and 2,95 ~,000 wives married for the first time and for the 697,000 husbands and 733,000 wives whose last marriages during this 3%year period were remarriages. Percent distributions are shown in table A. Among the first married, the proportion of husbands (15 percent) who married at ages 14-19 years was only one-third the proportion of wives (45 percent) married at these ages. On the other hand, 11 percent of these husbands but only 6 percent of these wives were 30 years or older at marriage. Among the remarried, 25 percent of the husbands and 34 percent of the wives were in the age group 14-29, whereas 25 percent of these husbands but only 17 percent of these wives were 50 years of age and over when married.
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Table A. Percent distribution of marriages, by age at marriage of husband and of wife according to”marriage order and year of marriage: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Year of marriage Marriage order of husband and of wife and age
at marriage
Husband
First marriage
14-19 years 20-21 years 22-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35+ years
Remarriage
14-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-49 years 50+ years
Wife
First marriage
14-17 years 18-19 veals 20-21 bears 22-24 years 25-29 years 30+ years
Remarriage
14-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-49 years 50+ years
Total 1958 1957 1956 1955
Percent distribution
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
15.4 11.9 15.7 15.0 16.8 22.1 26.7 22.5 24.0 18.3 27.7 22.3 24.7 27.4 32.6 23.5 26.0 25.2 21.5 23.0 6.0 5.2 6.5 6.9 5.3 7.9 5,5 5.1 ::;
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
24.6 18.5 23.6 23.1 32.5 14.2 17.0 10.3 14.8 16.2 13.7 14.5 12.5 12.8 16.0 22.3 20.5 28.8 19.6 18.5 25.2 29.5 24.8 29.6 16.7
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
19.0 13.2 19.4 19.2 20.4 26.3 30.1 24.9 24.9 27.7 23.0 20.8 21.5 25.9 22.2 16.9 16.0 18.0 15.9 17.1
I 9.2 11.6 9.5 8.5 8.8 5.6 8.3 6.7 5.5 3.7
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34.1 21.4 40.4 34.0 34.0 17.2 13.9 16.7 13.9 24.4 14.5 18.6 10.9 12.4 19.5 17,.4 24.9 17.0 20.9 16.8 21.1 1 14.9 18.7 It;
Source: Table 1. Cases for which marriage order was not stated were excluded from computations.
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Distributions by Age and the 492,000 couples both of whom were remarried,
Marriage Order of Spouse 83 percent of the husbands and 74 percent of the wives were 30 years of age or older when mar-
Of the 2,742,000 couples both of whom were ried. in their first marriages, 17 percent of the hus- Median ages at marriage (the age above and bands and 47 percent of the wives were aged 14-19 below which fail equal numbers of ages at mar-years when married (table 2). However, 9 percent riage of persons in the specified group) of first-of the husbands and only 4 percent of the wives married couples were 20.3 years for wives and were 30 years or older at marriage. 23.1 years for husbands (table B). The distance
As expected, the ages of husbands and wives in years between ages at the first quartile and in couples one or both of whom were remarried at the third quartile is a measure of the range of were older than the ages of first-married couples a distribution of ages at marriage. The age at (table 3). Out of the 205,000 first-married wives first quartile is older than one-fourth and younger whose husbands were remarried, 25 percent were than three-fourths of all ages at marriage in the 30 years or older at marriage, but 49 percent of specified group; the age at the third quartile is the 240,000 previously married wives whose hus- older than three -fourths and younger than one-bands were married for the first time belonged fourth of all such ages. Hence, the ages falling to this age group. Of the first-married husbands between these two quartiles are the middle one-
in these 240,000 couples, 42 percent were 30 half of the age distribution. Wives in the first-years or older; 58 percent of the 205,000 remar- married couples, who had a first quartile age of ried husbands of first-married wives were 30 18.4 years and a third quartile of 22.9 years, had years or older when last married. Finally, among a range of 4.5 years of age during which one-
Table B. Median age with first and third auartiles of husband and of wife for sDecifiedL ~ge of spouse: United St~tes, January 1955 -Jun’e 1958
Specified First Median Third Specified First Third age of quartile quartile age of quartile ‘edian quartilehusband wife
First First ma=e Age of wife ma-e Age of husband
All ages- 18.4 20.3 22.9 All ages 20.7 23.1 26.4
14-19 years- 15.9 17.8 19.2 14-17 years- 17.4 20.4 22.3 20-21 yeara- 18.0 19.4 20.9 18-19 years- 20.2 21.7 23.9 22-24 years- 18.9 20.5 22.4 20-21 years- 21.3 23.2 25.7 25-29 years- 20.3 22.5 25.2 22-24 years- 23.0 24.8 27.9 30+ years 23.0 27.5 30+ 25+ years--’- 26.3 29.0 30+
Remarriage Remarri,age
All ages- 29.2 38.1 40+ All ages-- 32.9 42.7 53.1
14-29 years- 19.3 24.7 30.1 14-29 years- 22.0 30.1 37.0 30-39 years- 25.0 32.7 37.7 30-39 years- 32.7 38.4 46.2 40-54 years- 34.3 40+ 40+ 40+ years--- 45.1 53.5 55+ 55+ years 40+ 40+’ 40+
Source: Tables 2 and 3. Cases for which marriage order was not atated were excluded from computations.
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half of them were married. Their husbands, who had a first quartile age of 20.7 years and a third quartile age of 26.4 years, had a range of 5.7 years-greater by 1.2 years than the range for wives. Among first-married couples, husbands who married at the peak ages, 20-21, chose wives with an interquartile age range of 2.9 years, while wives who married at the peak ages, 18-19, chose husbands with an age range of 3.7 years (table 2). (The peak ages are the two age intervals having the largest number of husbands or wives for each age-year.) The age range for wives whose husbands were aged 22-24 years was 3.5 years, and for those whose husbands were aged 25-29 it was 4.9 years. Husbands with wives aged20-21 had an age range of 4.4 years; those with wives aged 22-24 had a range of 4.9 years. As the age at first marriage of either husband or wife in-creased beyond the peak age, the age rangeof the partner also increased. However, atallagelevels the age range of husbands was greater than that of wives. At equivalent age levels the men married partners who not only were younger (median age) but also had a narrower range of ages than did the women’s partners.
For couples in which both were remarrying, the interquartile age range for all wives was at least 10.8 years (exact computation was not possible because the third quartile falls in the open-end interval 40 years and over), while that for all husbands was 20.2 years. The range in age of wives whose husbands were aged 14-29 was 10.8 years; that of husbands with wives aged 14-29 was 15.0 years. On the other hand, the age range of wives whose husbands were in the older category, 30-39, was 12.7 years, almost as long an interval as the 13.5- year range of husbands with wives aged 30-39.
Distributions by Residence and Color
The proportion of husbands entering first marriages (tables C and 4) was 81.1 for the en-tire group. It was largest in the Northeast (87.2 percent) and smallest in the West (70.8 percent), with intermediate percents in the North Central (83.4) and the South (79.9). The proportions of wives marrying for the first time differed from those of husbands by 1 percentage point or less in
the United States and in all regions except the West, where 68.0 percent of all wives were married for the first time.
Median age at first marriage of husbands (tables D and 4) was highest in the Northeast (24.3 years), almost the same in the North Central (23.2 years) and West (23.3 years), and lowest in the South (22.6 years). Median age of wives at first marriage showed similar differences among the regions, being highest in the Northeast (21.3 years), equal in the North Central and West (20.4 years), and lowest in the South (19.5 years). Thus the Northeast Region as characterized in these data showed the highest proportion of first marriages combined with the highest median ages at first marriage. Highest proportions of remarriages were found in the West, a region which includes several States with relatively high divorce rates, but the lowest median ages at first marriage were found in the South.
The median age of husbands at remarriage was 39.1 years for the Nation, with regional medians of 42.0, 41.1, 38.2, and 37.2 in the North-east, North Central, South, and West, respectively. The median age of wives at remarriage was 34.6 years for the United States, with the Northeast again having the highest regional figure, 36.6 years. The West followed with a median of 35.6 years, then the South, with 34.1 years, and finally the North Central, where the median was 33.2 years. It may be that variation in proportions of the remarried whose preceding marriage ended in divorce and those who were widowed accounts for part of the differences in age at remarriage, since of course the widowed had an older age distribution than the divorced.
As expected, most of the median ages at first marriage and at remarriage for white husbands and wives were about equal to corresponding figures for all husbands and wives. The greatest difference was found in the Northeast, where the median age at remarriage of all husbands (42.0 years) was less by 2.8 years than the median for white husbands.
For the United States 77.8 percent of non-white husbands and 77.4 percent of nonwhite wives included in this study were married for the first time (tables C and 6). For husbands this percent (79.6) was higher in the South than in the remainder of the Nation (75.1); for wives the percent of
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Table C. Percent distribution of marriages, by marriage order of husband”an’dof wife according to color and region of residence at marriage: United States, January 1955- June 1958
Region af residence at marriage Marriage order and color of husband
and of wife Tots-l North- North South West east Central
Husband I Percent distribution
All marriages 100.0 I 100.’0 I 100.0 HP
First marriage 81.1 I ;3.; 83.4 79.9 70.8 Remarriage I 18.9 . 16.6 20.1 29.2
White-------------------------H+
First marriage 81.4 I 87.6 Remarriage I 18.6 12.4
Nonwhite 110(-);0 100.0 >? +++
First marriage 77.8 * 175.1 79.6 7’< Remarriage 22.2 * 124.9 20.4
Wife
All marriages ‘Hk First marriage---------------------- 80.1 87.5 Remarriage 19.9 12.5
First marriage 82.9 Remarriage mt= 17.1
79.7 20”.3
67.9 32.1
Nonwhite 100.0 * 1100.0 100.0 I $<
First marriage 77.4 * 179.4 76.1 * Remarriage 22.6 9< “120.6 23.9 *
lIncludes figures for’Northeastand West Regi,ons.
White------------------------- 100.0 I 100.0 I 100.0
Source: Tables 4, 5, and 6. Cases for which marriage order was not stated wereex clud,edfrom computations.
firstmarried was lower intheSouth(76.1) than intheremainderoftheNation(79.4 ).
Medianageatfirstmarriagewas 23.0years
(36.0yearsatremarriage)fornonwhitehusbands and 20.1 years at firstmarriage fornonwhite wives (34.1years at remarriage)in the Nation as awhole.The medianageatfirst marriagefor both nonwhitehusbandsand wives was slightly lower in theSouththanintheremainderofthe Nation,butmedianageatremarriagewas some
what higher.Among theage groups shown for thefirstmarried (table6) therewas amarked relative excessofwivesaged14-17yearsinthe Southand ofwivesaged20-21yearsintheother regions.
Comparisonswere alsomade (tables 5and6) ofmarriageorder,ageatfirst marriage,andage atremarriageofwhiteandnonwhitehusbands and wivesfortheSouthandforallotherregions. The most marked differences were foundbetweenthe
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Table D. Median age at marriage, by marriage order of husband and of wife, color, and region of residence at marriage: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Region of residence at marriage Marriage order and color of husband
and of wife Total IINorth- North
east 1“Central I South I West HUSBAND
All marriages
First marriage “Remarriage
White
First marriage---------------------- Remarriage
Nonwhite
First marriage---------------------- Remarriage
WIFE
All marriages
First marriage---------------------- Remarriage
White
First marriage Remarriage
Nonwhite
First marriage---------------------- Remarriage
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Median age
23.4 24.3 23.2 22.6 23.3 39.1 42.0 41.1 38.2 37.2
23.4 24.4 23.3 22.5 23.2 39.8 44.8 42.0 38.7 36.9
23.0 * 123.3 22.7 * 36.0 * 135.1 37.0 *
20.4 21.3 20.4 19.5 20.4 34.6 36.6 33.2 34.1 35.6
20.4 21.3 20.5 19.6 20.2 34.6 37.2 33.3 33.9 35.8
20.1 * 121.2 19.3 * 34.1 * 132.0 35.3 *
‘Includesfigures for Northeast and West Regions.
Source: Tables 4, 5, and 6. Cases for which marriage order was not stated were ex cluded from computations.
distributions marriageofnonwhite ofage atfirst wives and of whitewivesintheSouth.Whilethe median age of nonwhitewives (19.3years)was only slightly under thatfor whitewives (19.6
years),theproportionsofwivesaged14-17,22-24,
and 25 andoverwerehigherfornonwhitesthanfor whites,buttheproportion aged18-21was higher forwhites.Ineffect,more mar ofthewhitewives riedin theshortspanofages,18-21,whilenon whitesmarriedovera longerage span.
Age at marriage and marriage orderwere alsoclassified by farm or nonfarmresidenceof thecoupleatthesurveydate(table 7).Thiscorn parisonrevealedtwonotabledifferences between median marriage ages of couplesresidingon farms and thosewithnonfarmresidences.Among first-marriedcouples,the surveyshowed that husbandsand wives livingon farms marriedat youngeragesthanthosewithnonfarmresidences. The median ages atfirst marriageoffarm hus-
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bands and wives were only 21.9 and 19.0, respec
tively, compared with medians of 23.4 and 20.5
for nonfarm husbands and wives (table E). Both husbands and wives living on farms were
older at remarriage than their nonfarm counter-
parts, but the outstanding difference between the distributions for age at last marriage occurred among wives. Whereas over 45 percent of the wives in the farm couples were in their 40’s when they remarried, less than 35 percent of those not living on farms were remarried at 40 years of
age or over. Whether this difference between the
remarriage ages of farm and nonfarm couples is
due to higher proportions of previously widowed among those living on farms or to longer durations of earlier marriages for those previously divorced cannot be determined from these data.
Table E. Median age at marriage, by marriage order of husband and of wife and residence at survey date: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Of the 3,296,000 couples in which the hus
bands were heads of their households, 80.2 per-
cent of the husbands were married for the first time and 19.8 percent were remarried; among wives whose husbands were heads of households, 78.9 percent were first married and 21.1 percent
were remarried. However, of the 395,000couples in which the husbands were not heads of house-
holds, 88.1 percent of the husbands and 90.2 per-cent of the wives were married forthefirst time.
First-married husbands who were headsof households were older in median age atmarriage
(23.5 years) than those who were not heads of households (21.7 years). First-married wives whose husbands were heads of households were
also older at marriage (20.6 years) than those married to persons not heads of households (19.2 years). The differencesbetweenages atfirstmarriage of persons who were heads of households and those not heads of households were approx
imately equal for white and nonwhite husbands (table G), but the corresponding difference was
greater for nonwhite than for white wives. The median age at marriage of remarried
husbands who were heads of households was39.4 years; for remarriedhusbandswhowere notheads
of households the median age was 35.6 years.‘E’g’:’’’:e=ii=i=Corresponding median ages for remarriedwives
IHusband Med”ian age
Firat marriage 23.4 23.4 21.9 Remarriage 39.1 38.8 42.6
Wife I II I
First marri.age 20.4 20.5 19.0 Remarriage 34.6 34.5 36.2
Source: Table 7. Cases for which mar riage order was not stated were excluded from computations.
Status of Husband as Head of Household
Another characteristic which the Survey de
termined was thenumber ofrecentlymarriedhusbands who were heads of theirown householdsand the number of husbands who were not heads of households at the time of the Survey (tables 8,9, F,and G).
whose husbands were heads of households andfor
wives whose husbands were not heads of house-holds were 34.9 and 28.4 years. Among remar
ried white husbands and remarried white wives, the differences in median ages when the husband was head of the household and when he was not
head of the household weresimilarto corresponding differences for all remarried husbands and wives.
In the case of nonwhite remarried husbands
and to a lesser degree wives, these differences in median ages were smaller. The medians were 36.3 years for nonwhite husbands who were heads
of households and 34.5 years for those not heads
of households. Fornonwhitewiveswhose husbands were heads of households, themedian agewas34.3
years, but for wives whose husbands were not heads of households, it was only 29.0 years.
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Table F. Percent distribution of marriages, by marriage order of husband and of wife according to year of marriage and household status of husband at survey date: United States, ~anuaky 1955-June 1958
Year of marriage Household status of husband and marriage order
of husband and of wife Total 1958 1957 1956 1955
All marriages Percent distribution
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Husband-head of household 89.3 82.6 85.9 90.8 93.8 Husband-not head of household 10.7 17.4 14.1 9.2 6.2
Husband-head of household
Marriage order of husband —-100.0 , 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
First marriage------------------------ 80,2 69.6 79.7 80.3 84.4 Remarriage 19.8 30.4 20.3 19.7 15.6
Marriage order of wife------------------ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
First marriage 78.9 69.2 74.2 81.0 84.4 Remarriage 21.1 30.8 25.8 19.0 15.6
Husband-not head of household
Marriage order of husband 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
First marriage-------------------------------- 88.1 90.1 84.3 85.7 97.7 Remarriage 11.9 9.9 15.7 14.3 2.3
Marriage order of wife------------------ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
First marriage-------------------------------- 90.2 90.2 90.0 88.6 93.3 Remarriage 9.8 9,8 10.0 11.4 6.7
Source: Table 8. Cases for which marriage order was not stated were excluded from computations.
OCCUPATION OF HUSBAND AND
LABOR FORCE STATUS OF WIFE
The conducting surveyoffereci ofaninterview a uniqueopportunity tosecuremorecompletedata on thecxcupations ofhusbandsandthelaborforce statusesof wives among theserecently married couplesthanareavailable on most marriagere cords,sinceon many marriagecertificates such
dataareeithernotrequestedoraresecuredonly to a limiteddegree.The datafrom thisSurvey, presentedin tables10-16andH-0, are shown in
First,differences severalperspectives. areana- Iyzed in the distributions of major occupation groups of husbandsand of thelaborforceand employment statusesof wives as relatedtothe demographicvariables, marriage order,age at firstmarriage,and age at remarriage.Next,
arepresentedinmajor occupations variations of husbands and laborforcestatusesof wives by
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Table G. Median age at marriage, by marriage order of husband and of wife, color, and household status of husband at survey date: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Household status of husband at survey date
Marriage order and color of husband and of wife Head Not head Total of household of household
HUSBAND
Total Median age
First marriage 23.4 23.5 21.7 Remarriage 39.1 39.4 35.6
White
First marriage 23.4 23.5 21.8 Remarriage 39.8 40.1 36.0
Nonwhite
First marriage 23.0 23.4 21.5 Remarriage 36.0 36.3 34.5
WIFE
Total
First marriage 20.4 20.6 19,2 Remarriage 34.6 34.9 28.4
White
First marriage 20.4 20.5 19.4 Remarriage 34.6 34.9 28.2
Nonwhite
First marriage 20.1 21.0 18.7 Remarriage 34.1 34.3 29.0
Source: Table 9. Cases for which marriage order waa not stated were excluded from computations.
statusof thehusbandasheadofa householdand by marriage order of both husband and wife (tables thedistributions 13,14,L,andM).Finally, of major wcupationsof husbandsarepresented as theyvaryby marriageorder,color, andregion of residenceat marriage of the husband.In essence,then,these tablespresentthe same variablesdiscussedintheprecedingsection, but
cross-tabulated by husbands’occupationsand wives’ labor force and employment statuses.
Age and Marriage Order by
Occupation of Husband
Among couple majoroccupation sclassifiedby group of husband,themedian age atfirst mar riageofhusbandswas highest(24.3years)among managers,officials, andproprietors,andwasnext highest(24.1years)forsalesworkersandforpro fessional, andkindredworkers.Itwas technical, lowest(22.4years)for thecategories including
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Table H. Median age at marriage, by major occupation group of husband at survey dateand marriage order of husband and of wife: United Sta&es, January 1955-June 1958
I Marriage order
HusbandMajor occupation group of husband I
First Remarriagemarriage
All occupation groups---------------
L
23.4
Professional, technical, and kindredworkers----------------------------------Farmers and farm laborers-----------------Managers, officials, and proprietors,except farm------------------------------Clerical and kindred workers--------------Sales workers-----------------------------Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers---Operatives and kindred workers------------Service workers---------------------------Laborers, except farm and mine------------Husband not in labor force----------------
24.122.4
24.323.524.123.822.523.622.423.2
Wife
IFirst Remarriagemarriage
I
Median age
39.1
36.543.4
42.236.339.238.331.541.938.550+
20.4
21.619.2
20.821.021.320.419.620.819.520.8
34.6
31.036.4
36.528.434.133.632;732.836.640+
Source: Table 10. Cases for which marriage order was not stated were excluded fromcomputations.
farmers,farm laborers,andlaborersotherthanfarm andmine,anditwasnextlowest(22.5years)for operativesandkindredworkers.The medianage at firstmarriageofwiveswasbighest(21.6years)forthosemarryingprofessionalworkers,nextbighest(!21.3years)forthosemarryingsalesworkers,lowest(19.2years)forthosemarrying‘farmers,and nextlowest(19.5years)forthose
marryinglaborers.Oldestagesatremarriageforhusbands,ex-
ceptthosenotinthelaborforce,werefoundwhenthesehusbands were farmers, managers, andserviceworkers.Youngestagesatremarriageoc-curredwhen thehusbandswere operatives,andthenextyoungestwere foundinclericalandpro-sessionaloccupations.Oldestagesatremarriagefor wives were foundwhen thehusbandswerelaborers,managers,andfarmers (exclutighus-bandsnot in thelaborforce);youngestagesoc-curredwhen t$ehusbandswere clericalandpro-sessionalworkersaxloperatives.
Employment Status of Wife
The classificationof wives by employmentstatus(tables10 and J) indicatesthat34.8per-centofallwiveswere employedwhen theSurveywas made and4.Opercentwereunemployed(seek-ingwork butnetworking).A totalof60.2percentwere notinthelaborforcebutwerekeepinghouse,whilel.Opercentwere neitherinthelaborforcenor keepinghouse,themajorityofthesebeinginschool.By major occupationgroups ofthehus-b~ds, thepercentofwiveaemployedvariedfrom44.9forwives whose husbandswere not in thelaborforceand 43.3forwivesofsalesworkersdown to28.0percentforwivesoffarmersand26.7for wives of laborers.Percentsof unemployedwivesvariedfrom5.5and5.4forwivesoffarmersand laborersdown to 2.2percentforwives ofhusbandsnotinthelaborforce.Onlytrivialnum-bersofunemployedwivesifany,duetosamplingvariability,were marriedtomanagers.
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The overallproportionofwivesinthelaborforcewas lowestforhusbandswho were farmers(33.5)andforthosewho were laborers(32.1),de-spitethelikelihoodthatman y incomesarelowinthese occupationalcategories.The percentsofwivesinthelaborforcewere higherthanaveragefor allwhite-collaroccupationalcategoriesofhusbandsexceptmanagers, officials,and pro-prietors,possiblybecausethewivesinthesefam-iliesare bettertrainedin occupationalskills.(Thisisnottakingintoconsiderationwiveswhosehusbandswere notin thelaborforce,47.1per-centof whom were themselvesmembers ofthelaborforce.)
Median age at firstmarriage (tableK) was23.7yearsforhusbandswhose wiveswere inthelaborforceandslightlyless(23.1years)forthose
whose wives were not.Medianageatfirstmar-riageofwivesinthelaborforce(21.1years)was”more thanoneyearolderthanthat.offirst-mar-riedwives who were notinthelaborforce(19.8years).In almostallcasesamong themajor oc-cupationgroups,themedianageofboththehus-bandandofthewifeatfirstmarriagewas youngerifthewifewas notin thelaborforce.Thiswasmost marked when husbandswere farmers orclericalworkers.Among farmers thesediffer-ences resultedchieflyfrom an unusuallylargenumber of young wives not in thelaborforce.Among clericalworkers,on theotherhand,therewas a relativedeficiencyofyoungerwivesamongcouplesin whichthewifewas inthelaborforce.
Althoughfirst-marriedcouplesin’which thewifewas in thelaborforcewere olderatmar-
Table J. Percent distribution of employment status of wife, by major occupation groupof husband at survey date: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Major occupation group ofhusband
All occupation groups-
Professional, technical,and kindred workers-----
Farmersand farm laborers-Managers, officials, andproprietors,except farm-Clerical and kindredworkers-----------------Sales workers------------Craftsmen, foremen, andkindred workers---------Operatives and kindredworkers-----------------Service workers----------Labore;s, except farmand mme----------------
Husband not in laborforce-------------------
Employment status of wife
1 In labor force : Not in labor force...All twives Total Employed Un-
employed
100.0
100.0100.0
100.0
100.0100.0
100.O
100.0100.0
100.0
100.0
38 8-
41.533.5
34.2
43.248.3
37.4
37.743.7
32.1
47.1
Percent distribution
34,8
38.128.0
34.2
40.643.3
33.0
33.240.0
26.7
44.9
4.0
3.45.5
“2.65.0
4.4
4.43.8
5.4
2.2
61 2-
58.566.5
65.8
56.851.7
62.6
62.356.3
67.9
52.9
60.2
56.865.3
65.8
54.051,0
61.9
61.455.5
67.9
50.6
10-
:::
-,
::;
0.7
0.90.8
2.3
Source: Table 10. Cases for which &mri_age order was not stated were excluded fromcomputations.
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Table K. Median age at marriage, by major occupation group of husband at date of sur-vey, labor force status of wife at survey date, and marriage order of husband and ofwife: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Labor force status of wife and majoroccupation group of husband
Wife in labor force
All occupation groups---------------
Professional, technical, and kindredworkers----------------------------------Farmers and farm laborers-----------------Managers, officials, and proprietors,except farm------------------------------Clerical and kindred workers--------------Sales workers-----------------------------Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers---Operatives and kindred workers------------Service workers---------------------------Laborers, except farm and mine------------Husband not in labor force----------------
Wife not in labor force
All occupation groups---------------
Professional, technical, and kindredworkers-----------------------------------Farmers and farm laborers-----------------Managers, officials, and proprietors,except farm------------------------------Clerical and kindred workers--------------Sales workers-----------------------------Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers---Operatives and kindred workers------------Service workers---------------------------Laborers, except farm and mine------------Husband not in labor force----------------
Marriage order
Husband I Wife
Firstmarriage 1-Remarriage m~~~~ge Remarriage
23.7
24.324.3
25.324.423.923.822.723.5::.:
.
23.1
24.021.2
24.022.824.323.822.423.622.221.5
Median age
38.4
33.239.7
40+36.637.9
3:%
3!:
38.7
34.540+
3:?39.535.630.9
32?40+
21.1
21.820.6
21.121.921.620.719.921.320.120.7
19.8
21.318.4
20.619.820.820.118.920.019.120.9
34.6
28.73n-
31.230.835+35+35+
Source: Table 11. Cases for which marriage order was not stated were excluded fromcomputations.
riagethanthosein which thewifedidnotwork, years).A..lso,remarriedhusbandsofwivesinthe
remarriedwiveswho were inthelaborforkehad laborforcewereyounger(38.4years)thanremar-
a somewhat lower median age (34.2years)than riedhusbandswhose wives were notinthelabor
remarried wives not in the labor force(34.6 force(38.7years).
13766-3000-65-3
Table L. Percent distribution of marriages, by majordate of survey accordingtomarriage order of husbandof wife: United States, January 1955-June 1958
occupation group of husband atand wife and labor force status
Labor force status of wife and majoroccupation group of husband
Wife in labor force
.411occupation groups-----------------
Professional,technical, and kindred workers-Farmers and farm laborers-------------------Managers, officials, and proprietors,except farm--------------------------------Clerical and kindred workers----------------Sales workers-------------------------------Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers-----Operatives and kindred workers--------------Service workers-----------------------------Laborers, except farm and mine--------------Husband not in labor force------------------
Wife not in labor force
All occupation groups------------------
Professional,technical,andkindred workers--Farmers and farm laborers-------------------Managers, officials, and proprietors,except farm---------------------------------
Clerical and kindred workers----------------Sales workers-------------------------------Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers-----Operatives and kindred workers--------------Service workers-----------------------------Laborers, except farm and mine--------------Husband not in labor force------------------
Marriage order of husband and wife
Both Wife Husbandfirst only only Both
married remarried remarried remarried
Percent distribution
100.0
1;.;●
4.19*9
1;::21.94.4
u
100.0
14.17.3
5.9
::;16.524.2
1:::1.6
100.0
1;::
1;:;,
1?::19.310.810.61.6
100.0
10.94.5
5.45.1
2;:?26.24.2
10.60.9
100.0
13.55.2
11.87.06.4
2::;
1;:;1.5
100.0
2.56.8
13,02.5
2;::23.9
1::;5.9
100.O
6.74.4
8.2
H22.824.58.19.86.3
100.0
9.86.7
9.2
::;20.617.97.0
Source: Table 12. Cases for which marriage order was not stated were excluded fromcomputations.
Occupational Distributions of
Husbands by Marriage Order
In tableL theoccupationaldistributionofhusbands is shown for each marriage-ordercombinationof husbandandwife.Operativesandcraftsmenwere thelargestproportionsin twocombinationswiththewifeinthelaborforceandwere thelargestinallfourcombinationswiththewifenotin thelaborforce.Comparisonsofthe
percentsamong thefourmarriage-ordergroupsshow thefollowing:
1. First-marriedcouplesincludedrelativelylargepercentsofhusbandsinprofession-aloccupationswhetherthewifewasinthelaborforceornot.Theyalsoincludedrel-ativelylargeproportionsofsales-workerhusbandswhose wives were inthelaborforce,and incoupleswiththewifenotinthelaborforcetheyincludeda largeper-
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cent of husbands who were farmers orclerical workers.
2. Couples in which only the wife was remar-ried included relatively large propor-tions of husbands who were farmers, cler-ical workers, and service workers whosewives were in the labor force, and largeproportions of sales workers, craftsmen,and operatives whose wives were not inthe labor force.
3. Those couples in which only the husbandwas remarried included relatively largeproportions of husbands who were man-agers and laborers whether the wife wasin the labor force or not. Husbands whowere operatives and whose wives were inthe labor force were also found in largeproportions.
4. Couples in which both partners were re-married included a relatively large per-
centof husbands not in the labor force,whether the wife was in the labor force ornot. They also included a large propor-tion of craftsmen with wives in the laborforce and a large number of service work-ers” with wives not in the labor force.
By .Wdus of husband as head of household.—Compared with husbands who were not headsof households, large proportions of first-marriedhusbands who were heads of their households(tables 13 and M) were professional and clericalworkers. Remarried heads of households, how-ever, were relatively more often managers,craftsmen, and men not in the labor force thaneither first-married heads of households or hus-bands who were not heads of households. First-married husbands who were not heads of theirhouseholds were more frequently farm workersand laborers than were &st-married heads ofhouseholds, while remarried husbands who were
Table M. Percent distribution of raarriages, by major occupation group of husband atsurvey date according to marriage order of husband and household status:States,
UnitedJanuary 1955-June 1958
Major occupation group of husband
All occupation groups ---------------
Professional, technical, and kindredworkers ----------------------------------
Farmers and farm laborers -----------------Managers, officials, and proprietors,
except farm ------------------------------Clerical and kindred workers --------------Sales workers -----------------------------craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers---Operatives and kindred workers ------------Service workers ---------------------------Laborers, except farm and mine------------Husband not in labor force----------------
Household status and marriage orderof husband
Head of household ]Not headof household
First 1“Remarriage m~~~i~gemarriage Remarriage
100.0
15.76.0
5.79.8
1%;23.14.29.82.6
Percent distribution
100.0
8.25.8
10.3
::;19.921.27.310.09.0
1!::2.5
;::16.12;.;
19:62.2
6.05.5
3.33.1
1;::38.6;.;
3:3
Source: Table 13. Cases for which marriage order was not stated were excluded fromcomputations.
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Table N, Percent distribution of mar-riazes.bv labor force status of wife atdat~ of-survey according to rnarri-ageorder of wife and household status of
~~~$~8united States, January 1955-
Household statusof husband and
labor .fyyif~tatus
Husband-head ofhousehold
Total -------
Wife in laborforce ------------
Wife not in laborforce ------------
Husband-not headof household
Total -------
Wife in laborforce ------------
Wife not in laborforce ------------
Marriage orderof wife
First Remarriagemarriage
Percent distribution
100.0 100.0
37.9 43.1
62.1 56.9
-
100.0 100.0
36.2 42.8
63.8 57.2
Source: Table 14. Cases for which msr-ri-age” order was not stated were excludedfrom computations.
not heads of households were found tobe in theoperative and service-worker occupations withrelatively greater frequency. Larger proportionsof remarried than of first-married wives wereinthe labor force, whether or nottheyweremarriedto husbands who were heads of households(tables14and N).
By Yesidence and color.—The occupationaldistributions ofhusbands (at thedateofsurvey) byregion of residence at marriage and by marriageorder are presentedas frequencies (table 15)andpercents (table O) for all husbands aswell as forwhite and nonwhite husbands.
Professional work was the occupation of13.4percent of all husbands and of 14.7 percent ofall first-married men, but only 8.1 percent of the
remarried husbands were professional workers.In the West, both first-married and remarriedhusbands included larger proportions ofprofes-sional workers than any other regionofresidenceat marriage. Relatively few remarried husbandsin the Northeast and North Central were in thismajor occupation group. The South hadthesmall-est percent offirst-married husbands unprofes-sional occupations, and this percent was approx-imately equal to that of remarried professionalhusbands inthe South.
Representation of professional workers a-mong white husbands by marriage order andbyregion showed differences similar to those notedfor all husbands. Among all nonwhite first-mar-ried husbands, 5.8 percent were professionalworkers; the regional percents were 3.3 in theSouth and 10.6 in the remainder of the Nation.,
In contrast toprofessional workers, thepro-portion of allfirst-married husbands(5.4percent)who were nonfarm managers, officials, and pro-prietors was little more than one-half the per-cent of this occupational group among the re-married (9.9). The highest percent (7.6) for thefirst married was reported in the Northeast, andthe lowest percent (3.9) was in the North CentralRegion. Among the remarried the largestpropor-tion(15.5) inthis occupationwas foundinthe West,the smallest proportion (6.0), inthe NorthCentral.Median agesat both first and remarriage ofhus-bands in this occupational category (table K)werea year or more higher than medians for all hus-bands.
Almost one in 10 of all first-married hus-bands butonly3 .5percent of the remarried werein clerical and related occupations. The highestpercent “of first-married (10.4) and the lowestpercent of remarried (2.5) husbandsin these oc-pupations were found in the Northeast. Thesmall-est percentof first-married (6.8) and the largestpercent ofrernarried (4.2) membersof thisgroupwere living in the West at the time of marriage.
Differences between percents in the othermajor occupation groups of first-married andofremarried husbands (table O) were notas greatproportionallyas thedifferencesdiscussed above,with one exception —husbands in service occu-pations. The percent of the remarried in theseoccupations (7.3) was 70 percent greater thanthe corresponding percent (4.3) for the firstmarried.
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Forty percent of all first-married husbandsand 42 percent of remarried husbands were crafts-men, foremen, operatives, and related workers.Compared to the remarried, first-married hus-bands were found relatively most often to beprofessional, technical and related workers, cler-ical and related workers, and sales workers;. con-versely, the remarried were most often man-agers, officials and proprietors, craftsmen, fore- -men, and related workers, and service workers.
By region of residence at marriage, the per-cent of first-married husbands who were salesworkers was highest in the North Centra~ thepercents who were in farming occupations and inoperative and related lines of work were highestin the South, percents who were craftsmen, fore-men, and related workers, and nonfarm laborerswere highest in the West; and the percent whowere service workers was highest in the North-east.
The percents of remarried husbands who weresalesmen and craftsmen, foremen, and relatedworkers were highest in the Wesq the percent infarming occupations was highest in the North Cen-tral, and percents in all three blue-collar cate-gories of operatives, service workers, and la-borers were highest in the Northeast.
Six of the nine occupational groups are dis-tributed proportionally among white first-marriedand white remarried husbands in percents approx-imating those for all husbands. Of the three oc-cupation groups which include the largest over-all percents of nonwhite husbands, operatives arefound in larger proportions among first-marriedthan among remarried nonwhite husbands, but inalmost equal proportions among first-married andremarried white husbands. The farming occupa-tions are represented in greater proportion amongremarried than among first-married white hus-bands, but the opposite is true for first-marriedand remarried nonwhite husbands. Laborers, bycontrast, are found in greater proportions amongremarried than among first-married nonwhitehusbands; hence, the percent of white first-mar-ried husbands who were laborers (9.3) was over60 percent greatet than the 5.7 percent of re-married white husbands who were laborers.
The overall picture for nonwhite husbandsas a group indicates that their occupations dif-fer not only from those of white husbands, but
differ by marriage order. The white-collar oc-cupational categories are represented with rel-atively greatest frequency among nonwhite first-married husbands residing outside the South atmarriage, except that managers, though not verynumerous among nonwhite husbands, are rel-atively most often found among remarried hus-bands outside the South. Nonwhite husbands whoare farmers and farm laborers are concentratedin the South and among the first married, crafts-men are found relatively most frequently amongnonwhite husbands outside the South, particularlyamong remarried husbands, while nonwhite hus -bands who are operatives are found in higher pro-portions among the first married and in the South.Nonwhite husbands who are service workers andlaborers are found in higher proportions amongthe remarried, but in approximately equal pro-portions in the South and in the remainder of theNation.
HIGHLIGHTS
The estimated total of couples married be-tween January 1955 and June 1958 was 3 ,692,000—69 percent of the 5,324,700 marriages whichoccurred in the Nation during the same period,as estimated from marriage records. The latterbut not the former population includes mar-riages beginning and ending during the period andcouples married during the period who were notliving in the same household at the time of theSurvey. Statistics from the two populations maybe similar, but are not expected to be equivalent.
Median age at marriage (23.1 years) of hus-bands in couples in which both partners werefirst married was almost 3 years higher than the20.3-year median for their wives. The interquar-tile age range for these husbands was 5.7 years;for wives, it was 4.5 years. For couples in whichboth were remarried, the median age of hus-bands (42.7 years) at the most recent marriagewas more than 4 years older than the 38.1-yearmedian for their wives.
Just over 80 percent of all husbands andwives were married for the first time. Thispercent was largest for those living in the North-east when married and smallest in the West. Me-dian ages at first marriage were highest in the
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Table O. Percent distribution of marriages, by major occupation group of husband a.tof husband: United States,
Marriage order, regionof residence at
marriage, and colorof husband
All husbands------
First marriage----------
Northeast-------------North Central---------south-----------------West------------------
Remarriage--------------
Northeast-------------“ North Central---------
South-----------------West------------------
white---------------
First marriage----------
Northeast-------------North Central---------South-----------------,West------------------
Remarriage--------------
Northeast-------------North Central---------South-----------------West------------------
Nonwhite------------
First marriage----------
South-----------------All other-------------
Remarriage--------------
South-----------------All other-------------
Major occupation group of husband
Professional, Managers,All technical, Farmers and officialf,
occupationgroups and kindred farm laborers ~:: proprle-
workers excepttarm
100.0
100.0
100.0100.0100.0100.0
100.0
100.0100.0100.0100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0100.0100.0100.0
100.0
100.0100.0100.0100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0100.0
100.0
100.0100.0
Percent distribution
13.4 I 6.5
14.7 6.7I
17.916.1 ;:$8.5 1(/:19.3 .
14.41, 5.8
9.21 6.2
5.4
1::;11.8
1;::5.62.6
4.5 I 13.3
5.8 16.3
3.3 23.310.6 2.4
I 3.3
I 6.0
6.2
5.4
;.;
4:75.4
9.9
:::10.015.5
6.8
5*9
H5.95.3
10.8
:::12.515.8
1.3
0.6
1.;
3.5
7.8
Source: Table 15. Cases for which marriage order was not stated were excluded
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date of survey according to marriage orderJanuary 1955-June 1958
, regioh of residence at marriage, and color
Major occupation group of husband
Clerical Craftsmen, Operatives Laborers, Husbandand Sales foremen, and Service
kindredexcept not in
workers and kindred kindred workers farm and laborworkers workers workers mine force
Percent distribution
8.3 I 5.8 [ 17.4
9.4 I 6.0 I 16.9
10.4 6.3 17.69.8 “14.69.4 ;:: 15.36.8 4.9 22.9
3.5 I 4.9 / 19.8
2.5 15.4;:; 20.1
::: 4.6 20.74.2 5.9 21.3
8.5 I 6.2 I 18.6
9.6 I 6.4 I 18.2
1;.; 18.2::: 15.1
10:9 18.36.4 E:; 24.0
3.5 I 5.6 I 213.3
4.1 14.2::; 5.5 19.64.2 5.8 23.03.6 6.3 21.8
6.4 1.8 6.8
7.3 2.3 3.9
3.514.8 H ::2
3.6 16.5I
11.67.; 22.4
23.1 I 4.9 I 10.6 3.8
I23.3 I 4.3 1 10’.8 2.6
,“
22.723.6 ::? 1:::28.1
R11.6 3.1
13.9 ::: 11.8 2.0
22.4 \ 7.3 I 9.4 I 8.7
28.7 10.5 11.926.2
11.34.3
18.0 J:?)20.0
1;:;H 7.6 4.7
22.8 4.3 8.7 3.8
22.8 3.8 9.3 2.6
22.2 5.5 8.923.7 3.4 9.927.8
u
13.5 ::: J:; H
23.0 I 6.6 I 5.7 I 9.1
28.8 11.628.0
12.53.8 ::;
16.81:.:
6.7 5.121.4 6.1 5.7 5:’0
25.7 9.81 27.4 ] 3.1
28.0 8.9 24.8 2.2
29.2 9.3 24.425.7
2.58.1 25.5 1.6
17.6 12.7 36.5 6.2
23.0 13.9 34.111.2
11.411.3 39.5
from computations.
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Northeast and lowest in the South. Median agesat remarriage for husbands varied from 42.0 inthe Northeast to 37.2 in the West; for wives, from36.6 in the Northeast to 33.2 in the North CentralRegion.
Proportions of first and remarriages forwhite husbands and wives were about equal tocorresponding estimates for all husbands andwives. In the South the proportion of nonwhitehusbands remarried was smaller than in the re-mainder of the Nation, but for wives it was larger.First-married husbands were 3 years older inmedian age than first-married wives. The medianage of remarried husbands was more than 4 yearsgreater than that of remarried wives. Medianages of first-married husbands varied from the24.3 years of those living in the Northeast whenmarried down to 22.6 years for those in the South.Median ages at remarriage varied from 42.0 forthe Northeast to 37.2 for the West. Among wives,median ages for both the first married and theremarried were highest in the Northeasq theywere lowest for the first married in the South andfor the remarried in the North Central Region.Among nonwhite husbands and wives, median agesof the first married were younger and those ofthe remarried were older in the South.
Median ages of the first married were youngerfor farm than for nonfarm residents, but remar-ried farm residents were older at marriage.
The 11 percent of husbands who were notheads of their households included a higher per-cent of first-married persons than did the head-of-household category. Their median age at mar-riage was also lower whether they were first orremarried.
Median age at marriage of first-marriedhusbands was oldest in the manager-official-proprietor occupations and youngest in farmingand in nonfarm laborer groups. First-marriedwives were oldest when married to husbands inprofessional-technical occupations, and youngestwhen married to husbands in the farming oc-cupations.
Comparisons of first-married couples withremarried couples indicated that professional andclerical workers were markedly overrepresentedamong husbands in the former group, while man-agers, craftsmen, service workers, and husbandsnot in the labor force were overrepresented inremarried couples. Husbands in operative and la-borer occupations were overrepresented amongthe remarried couples if the wife was in the la-bor force, but among the first married if the wifewas not in the labor force.
Percents of wives in the labor force wereabove average in couples with husbands not inthe labor force and in each of the white-collaroccupation groups. These percents were smallestamong wives of husbands in farming or nonfarmlaborer groups. In most occupation categories,median ages for both husbands and wives at firstmarriage were either equal to or lower when thewives were not in the labor force than the me-dian ages when they were. Median ages at remar-riage were 0.3 years higher for husbands and 0.4years higher for wives when the wife was not inthe labor force than when the wife was in the la-bor force. /
The West was characterized by high propor-tions of both first-and remarried husbands in pro-fessional-technical and craftsman-foreman occu-pations, as well as by bigher proportions than anyother region of remarried husbands in the fourwhite-collar categories. The Northeast Region ledin percents of first-married husbands in man-ager-official-proprietor and clerical groups aswell as in percents of remarried husbands in threeof the four nonfarm blue-collar groups, and ofthose not in the labor force. The South showed ahigher proportion than any other region of first-married husbands in farming and operative work,The North Central Region led all other regionsin proportions of first-married husbands in saleswork and in the small category “not in the laborforce. ” It also led in the proportion of remar-ried in farming occupations.
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DETAILED TABLES
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Table 1.
2.
3.
Number of marriages, by marriage order and age at marriage of husband and ofwife and year of marriage: United States, January 1955-June 1958-------------
Number of marriages, by age of husband at first marriage and age of wife atfirst marriage: United States,,January 1955-June 1958------------------------
Number of marriages with one or both spouses remarried, by age of husband atlast marriage and age of wife at last marriage: United States, January 1955-June l958--------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
4.
5.
Number of marriages, by marriage order and age at marriage of husband and ofwife and region of residence at marriage: United States, January 1955-Junel958-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Number of marriages, by marriage order and age at marriage of white husbandand of white wife and region of residence at marriage: United States, January1955-June l958---------------------------------------------------------------- 25
6. Number of marriages, by marriage order and age at marriage of nonwhite husbandandof nonwhite wife and region of residence at marriage: United States,January1955-June l958---------------------------------------------------------------- 26
277.
8.
Number of marriages, by residence at date of survey and marriage order and ageat marriage of husband and of wife: United States, January 1955-June 1958----
Nufu~r of marriages, by household status of husband at date of survey,marriageof husband and of wife, and year of marriage: United States, January
1955-June l958---------------------------------------------------------------- 28
9. Number of marriages, by household status of husband at date of survey,marriageorder and age at marriage of husband and of wife, and color: United States,January 1955-June l958-------------------------------------------------------- 29
10. Number of marriages, by major occupation group of husband, marriage order andage at marriage of husband and of wife, and employment status of wife at dateof survey: United States, January 1955-June 1958----------------------------- 30
11. Number of marriages, by major occupation group of husband, labor force statusof wife at date of suney, marriage order and age at marriage of husband andof wife: United States, January 1955~June 1958------------------------------- 32
12.
13.
Number of marriages, by major occupation group of husband, labor force statusof wife at date of survey, and marriage order: United States, January 1955-June l958--------------------------------------------------------------------- 34
Number of marriages, by household status and marriage order of husband at dateof survey and major occupation group of husband: United States, January 1955-June l958--------------------------------------------------------------------- 36
37
14. Number of marriages, by household status of husband and labor force status andmarriage order of wife at date1958----
of survey: United States, January 1955-June---------------------------------------------- _-----------------------
15. Number of marriages, by major occupation group of husband at date of survey,marriage order and region of residence of husband at marriage, and color:United States, January 1955-June 1958----------------------------------------- 38
7.56-300 0-65-4
21
Table 1. Number of uiarriages,by marriage order and age at marriage of husband and of wife andyear of marriage: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Marriage order and age at marriage ofhusband and of wife
All marriages----------------------
Husband
First marriage-----------------------
14-19 years------------------------------
20-21 years------------------------------
22-24 years------------------------------
25-29 years------------------------------
30-34 years------------------------------
35+ years--------------------------------
Remarriage---------------------------
14-29 years------------------------------
30-34 years------------------------------
35-39 years------------------------------
40-49 years------------------------------
50-54 years------------------------------
55+ years--------------------------------
Marriage order not stated------------
Wife
First marriage-----------------------
14-17 years------------------------------
18-19 years------------------------------
20-21 years------------------------------
22-24 years------------------------------
25-29 years------------------------------
30+ years--------------------------------
Remarriage---------------------------
14-29 years------------------------------
30-34 years------------------------------
35-39 years------------------------------
40-44 years------------------------------
45-49 years------------------------------
50-54 years------------------------------
55?=years--------------------------------
Marriage order not stated------------
Year of marriage
Total 1958 1957 1956 1955
Number of marriages
3,691,560
1,982,730
459,980
659,570
826,090
700,500
178,660
157,930
697,030
171,760
98,860
95,820
155,130
55,010
120,450
11,800
2,951,270
559,900
777,240
678,940
498,660
272,180
164,350
732,940
250,250
126,110
106,520
80,350
46,930
46,990
75,790
7,350
442,610
323,900
38,590
86,530
72,210
84,130
16,830
25,610
118,710
21,960
20,230
17,200
24,290
1T,270
23,760
322,620
42,510
97,110
67,220
51,760
37,320
26,700
119,990
25,720
16,700
22,370
15>190
14,700
10,150
15,160
1,061,310
848,810
“133,020
191,280
209,630
213,590
55,020
46,270
208,030
49,070
21,410
25,940
60,010
11,180
40,420
4,470
808,750
156,670
201,490
174,260
145,810
76,730
53,790
249,680
100,960
41,660
27,260
32;430
10,140
14,830
22,400
2,880
1,090,760
876,340
131,820
210;470
240,030
188,450
60,440
45,130
208,460
48,100
30,940
26,710
40,910
22,6i0
39,130
5,960
889,070
170,930
221,080
230,690
141,480
75,780
49>110
198,660
67,620
27,610
24,730
22,390
19,160
10,440
26,710
3,030
,,096,880
933,680
156,550
171,290
304,220
214,330
46,370
40,920
161>830
52,630
26,280
25,970
29,92!0
9,890
17,140
1,370
930.830
189,790
257,560
206,770
159,610
82,350
34,750
164,610 .
55,950
40,140
32,160
10,340
2,930
11,570
llj520
1,440
22
Table 2. Number of marriages, by age of husband at first marriage and age of w~?teat first mar-riage: United States, January 1955-June1958
Age of wife at first marriage
Age of husband atfirst marriage
Total 14-17 18-19 20-21 22-24 25-29years years years years years 30+ years
. .
14-1920-2122-2425-29
All ages-14+years-------
years--------years--------years--------vears--------
30+ yeArs----------
Number of marriages
72,741,610 541,490 733,660 637,560 469,970 245,720 113,210
455,010 240,460 163,510 43,360638,120
7,680”1;:,;(?); 237,720 181,110
787,27048,270 14,02i
237,390 232,500626,440
189,10042;600
31,100 3>14088,820 149,280 183,680 136,930 25,130
234,770 7,390 6,220 31,310 41,240 63,670 84,940
Table 3. Number of marriages with one or both spouses remarried, by age of husband at last mar-riage and age of wife at last marriage: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Marriage order of husband and of wife and age ofhusband at last marriage
Husband only remarried
All ages--------------------------------------
14-29 years------------------------------------------30-39 years-----------------------------------------40+ years-------------------------------------------
Wife only remarried
All ages--------------------------------------
14-29 years -----------------------------------------30-39 years -----------------------------------------40+ years-------------------------------------------
Both svouses remarried
All ages--------------------------------------
14-29 years-----------------------------------------30-39 years-----------------------------------------40-54 years-----------------------------------------55+ years-------------------------------------------
Marrisge order not stated
All ages--------------------------------------
Age of wife at last marriage
II I I
Total II 14-29
I
30-39 I40+ yearsyears years
205.140
85,86068,00051,280
239,680
137,86057,28044,540
491,890
85,900126,680177,950101,360
213,240
Number of marriages
154.000
84,17060,7709,060
121,470
100,11018,1503,210
128>780
64,08045,86017,4101,430
4,520
151,140
11,69017,230142,220
1118,210
137,750T39,130141,330
143,910
18,85063,14061,920
1.37(
*
***
*
***
219,200
2,97017,68098,62099,930
lWives “30+ years.”21ncludes7,350 cases in which marriage order of wife was not stated.
23
Table &. Number of marriages,by marriage order and age at marriage of husband and of wife andregion of residenceat marriage:United States,January 1955-June1958
Marriage order and age at marriageof husband and of wife
All marriages----------------------
Husband
First marriage-----------------------
14-19 years------------------------------
20-21 years------------------------------
22-24 years------------------------------
25-29 years------------------------------
30-34 years------------------------------
35+ years--------------------------------
Remarriage---------------------------
14-29 years------------------------------
30-34 years------------------------------
35-39 years ------------------------------
40-49 years------------------------------
50+ years --------------------------------
Marriage order not stated------------
Wife
First marriage-----------------------
14-17 years------------------------------
18-19 years------------------------------
20-21 years------------------------------
22-24 years------------------------------
25-29.years------------------------------
30+ years--------------------------------
Remarriage---------------------------
14-29 years------------------------------
30~34 years------------------------------
35-39 years------------------------------
40-49 years------------------------------
50+ years --------------------------------
Marriage order not stated------------
Region of residenceat marriage
Total Northeast NorthCentral
South West
Number of marriages
3,691,560
2,982,730
459,980
659,570
826,090
700,500
178,660
157,930
697,030
171,760
98,860
95,820
155,130
175,460
11,800
2,951,270
559,900
777,240
678,940
498,660
272,180
164,350
732,940
250,250
126,110
106,520
127,280
122,780
7,350
901,880
782,630
67,680
156,040
212,510
244,690
60,480
41,230
114,750
21,580
10,480
21,300
19,340
42,050
4,500
787.990
80,960
177,690
204,420
163,910
105,360
55,650
112.460
41,840
9,140
15,970
18,490
27,020
1,430
L,020,260
848,230
132,120
192,970
238,550
190,170
58,260
36,160
169,130
35,550
27,58;
16,940
38,120
50,940
2,900
839,540
129,610
244,830
206,010
150,260
62,310
46,520
179.270
72,330
27,090
10,140
37,150
32,560
1,450
1,131,200
899,920
197,950
203,480
247,070
172,210
35,820
43,390
226,880
61,670
31,980
31,340
48,610
53>280
4,400
889,960
246,500
258,270
175,940
101,100
60,500
47,650
236,770
76,390
50,810
49,350
25,090
35,130
4.470
638,220
451,950
62j230
107,080
127,960
93,430
24,100
37,150
186,270
52,960
28,820
26,240
49,060
29,190
433,780
102,830
96,450
92,570
83,390
44,010
14,530
204,440
59,69o
39,070
31,060
46,550
28,070
24
Table 5. Number of marriages,by marriage order and age at marriage of white husband and of whitewife and region of residence at marriage: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Marriage order and age at marriage ofwhite husband and of white wife
All marriages ----------------------
White husband
First marriage-----------------------
14-19 years------------------------------
20-21 years------------------------------
22-24 years------------------------------
25-29 years------------------------------~,
30-34 years------------------------------
35+ years--------------------------------
Remarriage---------------------------
14-29 years------------------------------
30-34 years----------------i -------------
35-39 years------------------------------
40-49 years------------------------------
50+ years--------------------------------
Marriage order not stated------------
White wife
First marriage-----------------------
14-17 years------------------------------
18-19 years------------------------------
20-21 years---------?--------------------
22-24 years------------------------------
25-29 years------------------------------
30+ years--------------------------------
Remarriage---------------------------
14-29 years------------------------------
30-34 years------------------------------
=
Total
3,316,560
2,690,850
405,710
591,600
752,560
636,480
164,250
140,250
613,910
141,550
91,500
76,690
142>210
161,960
11,800
2,662,210
481,650
714,220
629,920
449,220
238,140
149,060
648,440
216,380
115,,990
85,350
114>620
116,100
5,910
Region of residence at marriage
Northeast I NorthCentra1 I South I West
Number of marriages
846,190
737.710
62,660
148,670
196,660
228,010
60,480
41,230
103,980
15,190
8,790
18,610
19,340
42,050
4,500
737.070
72,860
171,020
188,210
153,620
97,400
53,960
107,690
40,080
7,450
14,650
18,490
27,020
1,430
966,530
808.820
120,550
180,760
231,180
188,590
53,000
34,740
154,810
31,100
24,950
14,390
34,810
49,560
2,900
799.730
120,450
230,550
199,880
142,760
60,990
45,100
165,350
65,040
27,090
8,820
33,220
31,180
1,450
901,480
717.080
160,270
160,350
203,880
134,420
27,910
30,250
180,000
45,100
28,940
21,640
43,160
41,160
4,400
716.200
187,470
216,200
155,850
76,520
43,450
36,710
182,259
55,820
44,970
333730
16,360
31,370
3,030
602,360
427,240
62,230
101,820
120,840
85,460
22,860
34,030
175,120
50,160
28,820
22,050
44,900
29:190
409:210
100,870
96,450
85,980
76,320
36,300
13,290
193,150
55,440
36,480 .
28,150
46>550
26>530
25
Table 6. Number of marriages, by marriage order and age at marriage of nonwhite husband and”ofnonwhite wife and region of residence at marriage: United Statea, January 1955-June 195L? .
Marriage order and age at marriage of nonwhitehusband and of nonwhite wife
All
First
14-19
20-21
22-24
25-29
marriages--------------------------------
Nonwhite husband
marriage---------------------------------
years ----------------------------------------
years ----------------------------------------
years----------------------------------------
years----------------------------------------
30+-years------------------------------------------
Remarriage-------------------------------------
14-29 years----------------------------------------
30+ yeara------------------------------------------
Marriage order not stated----------------------
Nonwhite wife
First marriage---------------------------------
14-17 years----------------------------------------
18-19 years----------------------------------------
20-21 years----------------------------------------
22-24 years----------------------------------------
25-I-years------------------------------------------
Remarriage----------------’---------------------
14-29 years----------------------------------------
30+ years------------------------------------------
Marriage order not stated----------------------
Region of residence at marriage
Total South Allother regions
Number of marriages
375,000
291,880
54,270
67,970
73,530
64,020
32,090
83,120
30,210
52,910
289,060
78,250
63,020
49,020
49,440
49,330
84.500
33,870
50,630
1,440
229,720
182,840
37,680
43,130
43,190
37,790
21,050
46,880
16,570
30,310
173,760
59,030
42,070
20,090
24,580
27,990
54.520
20,570
33,950
1,440.
145;280
109,040
16,590
24,840
30,340 ~
26>230
11,040
36.240
13,640
22,600
115,300
19,220
20,950
28,930
24,860
21,340
29.980
13,300
16,680
26
Table 7. Number of marriages, by residence at date of survey and marriage order and age at mar-riage of husband and “ofwife: United States; January 1955-June 1958
Marriage order and age at marriage of husbandand of wife
All marriages --------------------------------
Husband
First marriage---------------------------------
14-19 years----------------------------------------
20-21 years----------------------------------------
22-24 years----------------------------------------
25-29 years-----------------------------------------,
30+ years------------------------------------------. .
Remarriage-------------------------------------
14-39 years----------------------------------------
40+ years------------------------------------------
Marriage order not stated----------------------
Wife
First marriage---------------------------------
14-17 years----------------------------------------
18-19 years----------------------------------------
20-21 yeara----------------------------------------
22-24 years----------------------------------------
25+ years------------------------------------------
Remarriage -------------------------------------
14-39 years----------------------------------------
40+ years------------------------------------------
Marriage order not stated----------------------
Residence
-=Q ‘onf=m ! ‘arm
Number of marriages
3,691,560
2,982,730
459,980
659,570
826,090
700,500
336,590
697,030
366,440
330,590
11,800
2.951.270
559,900
777,240
678,940
498,660
436,530
732,940
482,880
250,060
7.350
3,392,420
2,735,280
390,590
602>470
771,820
661,490
308,910
645.340
343,590
301,750
11,800
2.710.110
476,240
702,590
643,730
474,140
413,410
674,960
451,640
223,320
7.350
299,140
247.450
69,390
57,100
54,270
39,010
27,680
51.690
22,850
28,840
241,160
83,660
74,650
35,210
24,520
23,120
57,980
31,240
26,740
27
Table 8. Number of marriages, by household status of husband at date of survey, marriage orderof husband and of wife, and year of marriage: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Household status of husband and marriageorder of husband and of wife
All marriages
Total------------------------------
Husband-head of household----------------
Husband-not head of household------------
Husband-head of household
First marriage of husband----------------
Remarriage of husband--------------------
Marriage order not stated----------------
First marriage of wife-------------------
Remarriage of wife-----------------------
Marriage order not stated----------------
Husband-not head of household
First marriage of husband----------------
Remarriage of husband--------------------
Marriage order not stated----------------
First marriage of wife-------------------
Remarriage of wife-----------------------
Marriage order not stated----------------
Year of marriage
Total 1958 1957 1956 1955
Number of msrriages
3,691,560
3,296,490
395,070
2,634,710
649,980
11,800
2,594,760
694,380
7,350
348,020
47,050
356,510
38,560
442,610
365,580
77,030
254,480
111,100
253,140
112,440
69,420
7,610
69,480
7,550
1,061,310
912,010
149,300
722,960
184,580
4,470
674,410
234,720
2,880
125,850
23,450
134,340
14,960
1,090,760
989,960
100,800
789,970
194,030
5,960
799,780
187,150
3,030
86,370
14,430
89,290
11,510
1.096,880
1,028,940
67,940
867,300
160,270
L,370
867,430
160,070
1,440
66,380
1,560
63,400
4,540
28
Table 9. Number of marriages, by household status of husband at date of survey, marriage order and age at marriage ofhusband and of wife, and coIOr: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Marriage order andage at marriage ofhusband and of wife
All marriages-
Huaband
Firat marriage--
14-19 years---------
20-21 yeara---------
22-24 years---------
25-29 years---------
30+ years-----------
Remarriage------
14-39 years---------
40+ years-----------
Marriage ordernot stated-----
Wife
First marriage--
14-17 years---------
18-19 yeara---------
20-21 years---------
22-24 years---------
25-29 years---------
30+ yeara-----------
Remarriage------
14-39 years---------
40+ years-----------
Marriage ordernot stated-----
Household status of husband at date of survey
Total Head of household Not head of household
Total White Nonwhite Total White Nonwhite Total white Nonwhite
Number of marriagea
3,691,560
2,982,730
459,980
659,570
826,090
700,500
336,590
697,030
366,440
330,590
11,800
Z,951,270
559,900
777,240
678,940
~ 498,660
272,180
164,350
732,940
482,880
250,060
7,350
3,316,560
2,690,850
405,710
591,600
752,560
636,480
304,500
613,910
309,740
304,170
11,800
2,662,210
481,650
714,220
629,920
449,220
238,140
149,060
648,440
417,720
230,720
5,910
375,000
291,880
54,270
67,970
73,530
64,020
32,090
83,120
56,700
26,420
289,060
78,250
63,020
49,020
49,440
34,040
15,290
84,500
65,160
19,340
1,440
3,296,490
2,634,710
352,220
581,940
760,350
626,860
313,340
649,980
335,360
314,620
11,800
2,594,760
444,340
677,590
615,260
463,920
251,080
142,570
694,380
455,780
238,600
7,350
3,005,110
2,414,690
321,150
531,260
700,670
580,360
281,250
578>620
287>530
291,090
11,800
2,380,340
395,890
635>760
580,190
419,250
220,460
128,790
618.860
395,370
223,490
5,910
291,380
220,020
31,070
50,680
59,680
46,500
32,090
71,360
47,830
23,530
I
214,420
48,450
41,830
35,070
44,670
30>620
13,780
75,520
60,410
15;110
1,440
395,07C
348,020
107,760
77>630
65,740
73,640
23,250
47,050
31,080
15,970
356,510
115,560
99,650
63,680
34,740
21,100
21,780
38,560
27,100
11,460
311,450j 83,620
-1-276,160 71,860
84,560 23,200
60,3401 17,290
51,890/ 13,850
56,1201 17,520
23,2501-
+22,210 8,870
13,080 2,890
1281,870 74,640
85,760 29,800
78,460 21,190
49,730 13,950
29,970 4>770
17,680 3,420
20,270 1,510
29,580 I 8>980
22,350 4,750
7,230 4,230
I
2?
Table 10. Number of marriages, by major occupation group of husband, marriage ‘rder and age atJanuary 1955-
Marriage order, age at marriage,and employment status of wife
All marriages ----------------
Marriage order and age-husband
First marriage -----------------
14-19 years------------------------20-21 years------------------------22-24 years------------------------25-29 years------------------------30+ years--------------------------
Remarriage---------------------
14-39 years------------------------40+ years--------------------------
Marriage order not stated------
Marriage order and age-wife
First marriage -----------------
14-17 years------------------------18-19 years------------------------20-21 years------------------------22-24 years------------------------25-29 years------------------------30+ years--------------------------
Remarriage---------------------
14-39 years------------------------40+ years--------------------------
Marriage order not stated------
Employment status of wife
Wife in labor force------------
Employed---------------------------Unemployed-------------------------
Wife not in labor force--------
Keeping house----------------------Other------------------------------
Major occupation group of husband
Alloccupationgroups
Professional,technical, Farmers and
and kindred farm laborersworkers
Managers,officials,
and proprie-tors, except
farm
3.691.560
2,982,730
459,980659,570826,090700,500336,590
697,030
366,440330,590
11,800
2,951,270
164;350
732>940
482,880250,060
7,350
1,431,470
1,285,650145,820
2,260,090
2,221,87038,220
Number of marriages
495,240 239,150
436,240 197,260
16,640 53,260100,520 39,930142,840 40,420127,080 36,96049,160 26,690
I
55,950I 40,520
36,240 16,80019,710 233720
433,540 193>840
35,190 70,29085,220 45,040122,260 26,08099,240 25,33070,640 17,47020,990 9,630
=-l=205,350 I 80,200
281,230 156,2308,660 2,720
228.160
158,170
19,81027,35042,12048,80020,090
68,560
28,82039,740
1,430
168,960
57.770
38,98018,790
1,430
78,130
78,130
150.030
150,030
“i
30
marriage of husband and of wife, and employment status of wife at date of survey:United States,June 1958
Major occupationgroup of husband
Clerical Craftsmen, Operatives Laborers, Husbandand Sales foremen, and Service except not in
kindred workers and kindred kindred workers farm and laborworkers workers workers mine force
k+
34,29054,68098,39067,55022,220
+=15,6208,710
177,210
21,60036,27043,87052,14023,330
33,720
17,68016,040
b32,79066,82064,53058,21027,79013,660
24>80031,55045,43037,83019,86011,470
37,660I 39,990I
30,110 29,7607,550 10,230
130,270 101,780
122,4707,800
91,28010,500
171,190/ 109,150I
I 162,850 107,6008,340 1,550
Number of marriages
643,430. 852,940 187,370 393,790
503,800 695’,800 133,910
62,160 154,560 14,500,104,960 164,520 31,890143,410 176,600 39,520125,680 130,200 32,99067,590 69,920 15,010
138,180 155,680 52,010
75,230 110,130 22,57062,950 45,550 29,440
1,450 1,460 1,450
326,010
‘67,780
37,28030,500
484,230 692,680 131,180 327,850
I I79,960 165,760 22,310 96,610140,030 228,120 32,500115,430
87,010134,270 27,500 60,200
87,080 85,850 20,090 42,02033,920 53>490 15,07027,810
19,82025,190 13,710 22,190
159,200 158,800 53,300 65,940
119,950 112,970 37,320 41,23039,250 45,830 15,980 24,710
1,460 2,890
240,500 321,480 81,940 126,270
212,080 283,580 74,870 105,18028,420 37,900 7,070 21,090
402,9301 531,4601 105,4301 267,520I I I
398,500 523,570 103,930 267,5204,430 7,890 1,500
139,090
77,200
60,300
6,07054>230
1.590
84,250
7,70019,41038,2501;,:;:
5:300
54,840
1,51053,330
65.550
62,4803,070
73,540
70,4103,130
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Table 11. Number of marriages, by major occupation group of husband, labor force status of wife
Labor force status ofwife, marriageorder, and age at marriage of
husband and of wife
WIFE IN LABOR FORCE
All marriages----------------
Husband
First marriage-----------------
14-21 years------------------------22-24 years------------------------25+ yeara--------------------------
Remarriage---------------------
14-39 years------------------------40+ years--------------------------
Marriage order not stated------
First marriage-----------------
14-19 years------------------------20-24 years------------------------25+ years--------------------------
Remarriage---------------------
14-34 years------------------------35+ years--------------------------
Marriage order not stated------
WIFR NOT IN LABOR FORCE
All marriages----------------
Husband
First marriage-----------------
14-21 years------------------------22-24 years------------------------25+ years--------------------------
Remarriage---------------------
14-39 years------------------------40+ years--------------------------
Marriage order not stated------
Wife
First marriage-----------------
14-19 years------------------------20-24 years------------------------25+ years--------------------------
Remarriage---------------------
14-34 years------------------------35+ years--------------------------
Marriage order not stated------
January 1955-
Major occupation group of husband
II 1 I
Professional, Managers,All
technical, Farmers and officials,occupation
and kindred farm laborers and proprie-groups
workers tors, exceptfarm
Number of marriages I
--JJQu 178,860
379,330 49,590307,690 52,400432,080 76,870
4.47011
%%!
*I-K
80,200 78,130
65,820 48,410
20,820 13,75015,830 . 9,57029,170 25,090
60,920 51,700
26,700 15,43026,040 25,6908,180 10,580
19,280 25,000
11,980 12,1107,300 12,890
1,430
L26,140 40,270
9,540 16,82016,600 23,450
1,370
132,920 117,260
88,630 50,60025,370 50,41018,920 16,250
--m%I
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at date of survey,marriage orderJune 1958
and age at marriage of husband and of wife: United States,
Major occupationgroup of husband
Clerical Craftsmen, Operatives Laborers,and Sales
Husbandforemen,
kindredand Service except not in
workers and kindred kindred workers farm andworkers
laborworkers workers mine force
130,270 101,780 240,500
116,550 83,100 184,320
23,360 27,240 63,86043,290 22,580 47,72049,900 33,280 72,740
13,720 18,680 54,730
7,880 10,050 25,2605,840 8>630 29,470
1,450
107,660 85,200 173,590
19>490 21,390 68,19068,670 48,900 79,38019,500 14>910 26,020
22,610 16,580 66,910
18,200 7,850 34,8704,410 8,730 32,040
Number of marriages
171,190 109,150 402,930
160,580 94,110 319,480
65,610 30,630 103,26055,100 21,290 95,69039,870 42,190 120,530
10,610 15,040 83,450
7,740 7,6302,870
49,9707,410 33,480
156,140 85,740 310,640
80,120 34,960 151,80054,070 34,360 123,13021,950 16,420 35,710
15,050 23>410 92,290
8,980 14,460 55,7406,070 8,950 36,550
321,480
242,460
106,42061,42074,620
79,020
51,94027,080
249,200
125,56084,84038,800
72,280
38,73033>550
531,460
453,340
212,660115,180125,500
76,660
58,19018,470
1.460
443,480
268,320135,28039>880
86.520
53,76032,760
1.460
81,940
56,420
19,70016,74019,980
25,520
10,86014,660
52,400
15,58028,0108>810
28,100
17,96010,140
1,440
105,430
77,490
26,69022,78028,020
26.490
11,71014>780
1,450
78.780
39,23019,58019,970
25,200
11,89013,3101
126,270I 65,550I
31,910\ 15.160
16,160 3,11015,750 12,050
1.590
94,670 50,200
=“231,650, 28,400
112,980 15,04056,300 4,48062,370 8,880
35,870 45,140
21,120 2,96014,750 42,180
233,180 34,050
136,840 10;27069,340 18,11027,000 5,670
34,340 39,490
14,89019,450 39,490
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Table 12. Number of marriages, by major occupation group of husband, labor force statu
Labor force status of wife andmarriage order of husband and
of wife
WIFE IN LABOR FORCE
Marriage order of husbandand of wife
All marriages ----------------
Husband and wife both firstmarried ---------------------------
Husband only remarried-------------
Wife only remarried----------------
Husband and wife both remarried----
Marriage order not stated----------
WIFE NOT IN LABOR FORCE
NJ,>riage order of husbandand of wife
All marriages ----------------
Husband and wife both firstmarried---------------------------
Husband only remarried-------------
Wife only remarried----------------
Husband and wife both remarried----
Marriage order not stated----------
Major occupation group of husband
Alloccupationgroups
Professional, Managers,
technical, Farmers and officials,
and kindred farm laborers and proprie-
workers tors, exceptfarm
1,431,470
1,022,690
87,340
94,970
220,560
5,910
2,260,090
1,718,920
117,800
144,710
271,330
7,330
Number of marriages
205,350
175,740
11,790
3,120
14,700
289,890
241,610
2,920
15,770
26,540
3,050
80,200
56,350
4,570
9,470
9,810
158,950
124,870
8,050
6,570
18,090
1,370
78,130
41,430
10,270
6,980
18,020
1,430
150,030
102,000
15,260
7,760
25,010
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of wife at date of survey, and marriage order: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Major occupation group of husband
Clerical Craftsmen, Operatives Laborers,and Sales foremen,
Husband
kindredand Service except not in
workers and kindred kindred workers farm add laborworkers workers workers mine force
130,270
101,550
6,110
15,000
7,610
171.190
153,150
2,990
7,430
7,620
101,780
79,630
5,570
3,470
13,110
109,150
84,090
1,650
10,020
13,390
Number of marriages
240,500
167,610
4,530
16,710
50,200
1,450
402,930
283,120
27,520
36,360
55,930
321.480
224,130
25,070
18,330
53,950
531,460
415,360
28>120
37,980
48,540
1,,460
81.940
44,690,
7,710
10,290
17,810
1,440
105,430
71,340
7,440
6>150
19,050
1,450
126.270
84,270
10,400
10,090
21,510
267,520
216,270
16,910
15,380
18,960
65.550
47,290
1,320
1,510
13,840
1,590
73,540
27,110
6,940
1,290
38,200
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Table 13. Number of marriages, by household status and marriage order of husband at datevey and major occupation group of husband: United States, January 1955-June 1958
Major occupation group ofhusband
All occupation groups--
Professional, technical, andkindred workers-------------
Farmers and farm laborers----Managers, officials, andproprietors, except farm----
Clerical and kindred workers-Sales workers----------------Craftmen, foremen, andkindred workers-------------
O~peg~es and kindred---------------------
Serviceworkers--------------Laborersj except farm andmme------------------------Not in labor force-----------
of sur-
Household status and marriage order of husband
Husband-head.of household Husband-not head of household
Total First ‘ Re-Total
First Re-marriage marriage marriage marriage
Number of marriages
3,283,250
466,570194,790
216,380281,530190,660
577,350
745,910159,110
322,810128,140
2,633,270
4L3,430156,850
149,380258,660159,880
447,870
608,380111,630
257,81069,380
649.980
53,14037,940
67,00022,87030,780
129,480
137,53047,480
65>00058,760
395.070
25,62042,990
10,35019,93020,270
64,630
105,57025,370
70,9809,360
348,020
22,81040,410
8,79018,47017,330
55.,930
87,42020>840
68,20073820
47,050
2,8102,580
1,5601,4602,940
8,700
18,1504>530
2,7801,540
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Table 14. Number of marriages, by household status of husband and labor force status and marriageorder of wife at date of survey: Unit&d States, January 1955-June 1958
Household status of husband
Labor force status and marriage orderl of wife Husband- Husband-head of not head of
household household
I Number of marriages
All marriages ------------------------------------------------- 3>283,250 I ,395,070
Wife in labor force---------------------------------------------
First marriage ------------------------------------------------------Remarriage ----------------------------------------------------------
MWife not in labor force----------------------------------------- 2,003,310 249,450
First marriage ------------------------------------------------------ 1,609,310Remarriage----------------------------------------------------------
227,410394,000 22,040
lF,xcludescases for which marriage order not stated.
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Table 15. Number of marriages,by major occupationgroup of husband at date of survey,marriage
Marriage order, region of residenceat marriage, and color
All
First
All husbands
marriages----------------
marriage-----------------
Northeast--------------------------
North Central----------------------
South------------------------------
West-------------------------------
Remarriage---------------------
Northeast--------------------------
North Central----------------------
South------------------------------
West-------------------------------
White
All marriages----------------
First marriage-----------------
Northeast--------------------------
North Central----------------------
South------------------------------
West-------------------------------
Remarriage---------------------
Northeast--------------------------
North central----------------------
South------------------------------
West-------------------------------
Nonwhite
All marriages----------------
First marriage-----------------
South------------------------------
All other regions------------------
Remarriage---------------------
South------------------------------
All other regions------------------
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Major occupation group of husband
Professional, Managers,All technical, Farmers and officiala,
occupationand kindred farm laborers and proprie-
groups workera tors, exceptfarm
Number of karriages
3,614,530<
2,924,770
769,240
798,030
917,800
439,700
689,760
113,130
175,100
225,360
176,170
3,247,800
2,641,160
729>290
762,740
729,700
419,430
606,640
102,360
159,280
179,980
165,020
366.730
283,610
188,100
95,510
83,120
45,380
37,740
484,710
428,760
1373780
128,380
773780
84,820
55,950
,5,560
11,380
19,610
19,400
468,390
412,440—
129,630
128,380
71,580
82,850
55,950
5,560
11,380
19,610
19,400
16.320
16,320
6,200
10,120
236,290
195,770
10,900
53,750
93,970
37,150
40,520
4,270
19,200
12,730
4,320
187,360
149,580
10,900
, 53,750
50,Loo
34>830
37,780
4,270
19,200
‘ 9,990
4,320
48.930
46,190
43,870
2,320
2,7’40
2,740
225,240
156,680
58,690
31,230
42,870
23,890
68,560
8,270
10,580
22,450
27,260
220,520
154,890
58,690
31,230
42,870
22,100
65,630
8,270
8,880
22,450
26,030
4,720
1,790
1,790
2,930
2,930
order and regionofresidenceof husbandatmsrriage,and color: United States,January 1955-June1958
\
Major occupationgroup of husband
Clerical Craftsmen, Operatives Laborers, Husbandand Sales foremen, and Service except
kindrednot in
workers. and kindred kindred workers farm and laborworkers workers workers mine force
Number of marriages
298,480
274,150
80,350
78,020
85,940
29,840
24,330
2,780
6,550
7,570
7,430
274,830
253,460
74,010
73,390
79,420
26,640
21,370
2,780
5,050
7,570
5,970
23>650
20,690
6,520
14,170
2,960
2,960
209,400
175,680
48;230
54,510
51,260
21,680
33,720
4,230
8,730
10,410
10,350
202,890
169,170
46,700
51,630
49,i60
21,680
33,720
4,230
8,730
10.,410
10,350
6,510
6,510
2,100
4,410
629,760
493,080
135,430
116,910
139,980
100,760
136,680
17,410
35,190
46,580
37,500
604,940
481,960
132,590
115,130
133,480
100,760
122,980
14,520
31,210
41,320
35,930
24,820
11,120
6,500
4,620
13,700
5,260
8,440
835,680
681,490
174,190
188,370
257,620
61,310
154,190
32,450
45,810
40,670
35,260
741,560
602,040
161,820
181,060
202,680
56,480
139,520
29,440
44>580
30,240
35,260
94,120
79,450
54,940
24,510
14,670
10,430
4,240
176,960
126.380
41,570
32,430
33,130
19,250
50.580
11,860
7,500
18,300
12,920
141,180
101,190
40,160
26,150
15,630
19,250
39,990
11,860
6,120
11,970
10,040
35,780
25,190
17,500
7,690
10,590
6,330
4,260
381,960
317,030
70,410
88,140
106,490
51,990
64,930
13,510
13,460
24,560
13,400
281,350
246,790
64,590
75,730
60,640
45,830
34,560
8,640
7,430
9,100
9,390
100,610
70,240
45,850
24,390
30,370
15,460
14,910
.136,050
75,750
11,690
26,290
28,760
9,010
60,300
12,790
16,700
22,480
8,330
124,780
69,640
10,200
26,290
24,140
9,010
55,140
12>790
16,700
17,320
8,330
11,270
6.110
4,620
1,490.
5,160
5,160
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APPENDIX I
TECHNICAL NOTES ON METHODS
Age at Marriage
Age at marriage was computed from age at lastbirthday reported at the time of the Survey in June1958, as follows:
Married in 1958—Use age at time of Survey.Married in 1957 —Subtract 1 from age at time of
Survey.Married in 1956—Subtract 2 from age at time of
Survey.Married in 1955—Subtract 3 from age at time of
Survey.For 1955, 1956, and 1957 the numbers subtracted are
the durations from July 1 of the given year to July 1,1958, of marriages performed in the given year. Theassumption is made that both birthdays and dates ofmarriage are distributed equally between the firstand second halves of each year and that the distributionof one is independent of the ozher.
Medians of Computed Ages at Marriage
Medians were computed by the usual methods forgrouped data. Whenever the median fell in an open-end age interval its exact value was indeterminate fromthe tabulations made; hence, such medians are shown aslocated in the interval, e.g., 40 or more years. Medianswere computed using more detailed age groups thanthose shown in the general tables.
Sample Design and Estimation Procedure
The sample design of the Current Population Surveyinstituted in May 1956 was spread over 330 areas com-prising 638 counties and independent cities, withcoverage in the District of Columbia and the 48 Statesas of 1958. Approximately 35,000 households wereinterviewed each month. On the average, another 1,500occupied units were visited but interviews were notobtained because the occupants were not found at home
after repeated calls or were unavailable for someother reason. There were also about 5,500 sampleunits in an average month which were visited but werefound to be vacant or otherwise not to be enumerated.
The estimating procedure used in this Surveyinvolved the inflation of weighted sample results toindependent estimates of the civilian, noninstitutionalpopulation of the United States by age, color, and sex.These independent estimates were based on statistics ,’from the 1950 Census of Population; statistics ofbirths, deaths, immigration, and emigratiosy and sta-tistics on the strength of the Afmed Forces. Tothese totals were added the population in the ArmedForces living off post or with their families on post.
Reliability of the Estimates
Since all figures except the independent estimatesand complete census data are based on sample data,they are subject to sampling variability. As calculatedfor this report, the standard error, which is a measureof sampling variability, also partially measures theeffect of response and enumeration errors but does notreflect any systematic biases in the data. The chancesare about 68 out of 100 that an estimate from the samplewould differ from a complete census by less than thestandard error. The chances are about 95 out of 100that the difference due to sampling would be less thantwice the standard error, and about 99 out of 100 thatit would be less than 2% times the standard error.
The estimates of standard errors shown in thefollowing tables are” approximations for the 330-areasample. In order to derive standard errors which wouldbe applicable to a wide variety of population character-
istics and which could be prepared at moderate cost, anumber of approximations were required. As a result,the tables of standard errors should be interpreted asproviding an indication of the order of magnitude of thestandard errors rather than as providing a precisestandard error for any specific item.
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...41Table I contains the standard error of estimates of
the numbers of households, families, or persons in agiven class.
Table 1. Standard error of estimated numbers
I
Size of estimate Standarderror
25,000------------------------------ 7,00050,000------------------------------ 11,000100,000----------------------------- 15,000250,000----------------------------- 24,000500,000----------------------------- 34,0001,000,000--------------------------- 48,0002,500,000--------------------------- 73,0005,000,000--------------------------- 100,00010,000,000-------------------------- 140,00025,000,000-------------------------- 200,00050,000,000-------------------------- 230,000
f The reliability of an estimated percentage, com-puted by using sampling data for both numerator anddenominator, depends upon both the size of the per-centage and the size of thetotalonwhich the percentageis based. Estimated percentages are relatively morereliable than the corresponding absolute estimates ofthe numerator of the percentage, particularly if thepercentage is 50 percent or greater. Table II showsthe standard errors of estimated percentages fordifferent sizesof the base of the percentage.
Illustyation.— Table 10 shows that there were anestimated 105,000 first-married husbands aged 20-21years at marriage who were craftsmen-foremen byoccupation. Table I shows that the standard error ofthis estimate is approximately 15,000. Consequently,the chances are about 68 out of 100 that the figureobtained from a complete census would have differedby less than 15,000 from the sample estimate. Thechances are 95 out of 100 that a census would havedisclosed a figure differing tiom theestimate by lessthan 30,000, and about 99 in 100 that the differencewould be less than 37,500.
These 105,000 husbands represented about 2lper-cent of the estimated 504,000 husbands who werecraftsmen-foremen. Linear interpolation in table IIshows that the standard error of the 21 percentisroughly 2.2 percentage points. Accordingly, thechancesare about 68 out of 100 that a complete census wouldreveal that the percentage lies between 18.8 and 23.2percent.
Caution should beexercised in considering trendsor comparisons of these data from oneyearto thenex~comparisons over longer periods willgenerallyprovidemore reliable evidence of change because theamountofthe change will usuallybe larger and,ifso, the relativeerror in the measurement ofthechange willbe smaller.Estimates ofamual changearesensitive tosmaIlerrorsin the estimates of the total number of units in a cate-gory. The joint effect of sampling variability and anybiases in response or coverage on the total number ofpersons in a given category for each year may,therefore, be large inrelation to the amount of annualchange.
Table 11. Standard error of estimated percentage
Base of percentageEstimated percentage
500,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 50,000,000
2 or 98----------------------------------- 0.85 or 95----------------------------------- 1.2 H
0.1~:; H
10 or 90----------------------------------0.1
1.225 or 75---------------------------------- ‘;:;
0.41.7 0:8
50---------------------------------------- 2.80.5
1.9;:;
0.9 0.6 0.3
000
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APPENDIX II
DEFINITIONS OF
The following is a list of terms
CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT
used in thisreport. Definitions are taken from the U.S. Bureauof the Census Cuvent Population RepoYts, SeriesP-20, Number 88.
Recently mavried couple.-A husband and wifemarried on or after January 1, 1955, both 14 yearsof age or older, and living together in the samehousehold in June 1958 are considered a recentlymarried couple. Husbands and wives reported asliving together but with one spouse temporarily ab-sent on vacation, on a visit, in a hospital, etc., wereincluded, as were couples married under commonlaw. Couples in which the husband was a memberof the Armed Forces were included only if the hus-band was at the time of the survey living with hisfamily either on or off a military post.
YeaY of rnan+age. —Year of marriage is definedas the year of the last (most recent) marriage ofany person married more than once, or the yearof the only marriage for those in their first mar-riages. All questions about the marriage were askedonly for this marriage. Any remarried persons forwhom the interviewer determined that the only pre-vious marriage had been annulled were tallied asfirst married.
Place of residence at maviage. —Residence atmarriage is defined in the Survey as the usual livingplace (county and State) one month prior to mar-riage. In the case of any person not having a usualplace of residence the location of his living placeimmediately before marriage was recorded.
Household.— A household incIudes all reIated orunrelated persons who occupy a single house, apart-ment or other group of rooms, or a room that con-stitutes a dwelling unit.
Head of household.-One person in each house-hold is designated as the head of household; thisis usually the person regarded as the “head” byother members of the group. Married women werenot classified as heads of households if their hus -bands were living with them at the time of the survey.
Family.—A family is defined as a group of twoor more persons related by blood, marriage, oradoption and living together.
Color.—The term “color” refers to the divisionof the population into two groups, white and non-white. The nonwhite group includes Negroes, Indi-ans, Japanese, Chinese, and other nonwhite races.
Favm and nonfavm Yesidence.-In accordance withthe 1950 Census definition, households are classifiedas living on a farm if the respondent so reports.Except~ons are (a) households paying cash rentfor OTZ{Ya house and ““yard on a farm, (b) personsliving in institutions even though agricultural workis done there, and (c) residents of summer camps,motels, and tourist cabins. All of these are con-sidered nonfarm. In addition, all households otherthan those listed as farm are classified as non-farm. 2
Employ ed.—Employed persons are defined asthose who during the survey week were either (a) atwork—did any work for pay or profit, or workedwithout pay for 15 hours or more on a family farmor business—or (b) were with a job but not at work.
Unemployed. —Unemployed persons are definedas those who did not work at all during the surveyweek and were looking for work. This includes per-sons waiting to be called back to a job after layoff,persons not in school and waiting to begin work ata new job within 30 days, and persons who wouldhave been looking for work but were either, tem-porarily ill or believed no work was available in theirline or community.
Labor fovce. —The labor force includes the em-ployed plus the unemployed as defined above.
Not in labov force. —This category consists ofall civilians 14 years of age and over who are notclassified as employed or unemployed. It includespersons doing their own housework, unable to workbecause of long-term illness, reti~ed, reported astoo old to work, voluntarily idle, whose only workwas seasonal and who were surveyed during an “off”season, or whose only work was incidental (lessthan 15 hours) unpaid work in a family farm orbusiness.
Majov occupation gnzup.-Occupations were clas-sified according to jobs held during the survey week.Persons employed at two or more jobs were re-ported in the job at which they worked the greatestnumber of hours during tbe week. Persons unem-ployed during the survey week were classified ac-cording to their last civilian job.
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No. 2.
No. 3.Npi 4.
NO. 5.
No. 6.No. 7.No. &.
No. 9.
No. 10.
No. 11.No. 1?.
tie. 13.
No. 14.
Vo. 15.No. 16.
Series 11.
Acute Conditions. incidence and.4ssociaced Disability, United States, July 1961 -June 1962. 40 cents.
Family Income in Relation @SeIectsd Health Charact&istics, United Stat~s. 40 cents.
Length of Convalescence .4fter Surgery, United States, July 1960-June 1961. 35 cents.Disability Days, United States, July 1961-June 1962. 40 cents.
Current Estimates From the Health Interview Survey, United States, July 1962-June 1963. 35 cents.Impairments Due tolnjury, by Class and Type of .kccident, United States, July 1959-June 1961. 25 cents.
Disability Among Persons in the Labor Force, by Employment Status, United States, July 1961-June 1962. 40 cents.Types of Injuries, Incidence and .4ssociated Disability, lJnited States, July 1957-June 1961. 35 cents.Medical Care, Health Status, and Family Income, United States. 55 cents.
.4cute Conditions, Incidence and .4ssociated Disability, United States, July 1962-June 1963. 45 cents.
Health Insurance Coverage, United States, July 1962-June 1963. 35 cents.Bed Disability Among the Chronically Limited, United States, July 1957-June 1961. 45 cents.
Current Estimates From the Health Interview Survey, United States, July 1963-June 1964. 40 cents.Illness, Disability, and Hospitalization Among Veterans, United States, July 1957-June 1961.
4cute Conditions, Incidence and Associated Disability, United States, July 1963-June 1964.Health Insurance, Type of Ins”ring organization and Multiple Coverage, United States, July 1962-June 1963.
Data From the Health Examination Sur\, ey
No. 1. Cycle I of the Health Examination Survey: Sample and Response, United States, 1960-1962. 30 cents.No. 2. Glucose Tolerance of Adults, United States, 1960-1962. 25 cents.No. 3. Binocular Visual .Acuity of .4dults, United States, 1960-1962. ’25 cents.No. 4. Blood Pressure of ,Adults, by ,4ge and Sex, United States, 1960.1962. 35 cents.No. 5. Blood Pressure of ,4dults, by Race and Region, United States, 1960-1962. 25 cents.
No. 6. Heart Disease in .Adults, United States, 1960-1962. 35 cents.
NO. 7. Selected Dental Findings in Adults, by .Age, Race, and Sex, United States, 1960-1962. 30 cents.
Series 12. Data From the Health Records Survey
No reports tn date.
Series 20. Data on mortality
No reports to date.
Series 21. Data on nat.ality, marriage, and divorce
No. 1. Yatali tyStatistics Analysis, Cni ted States, 1962. 45 cents.No. 2. Demographic Characteristics of Persons Married F3etw,een January 1955 and June 1958, United States.
Series 22. Data from the program of sample surveys related to vital records
No reports to date.