2000 Census -- AASP Report

Background Information -- Historical Trends

Women 65 Years Old and Over: 1980 - 1999

"Most Older Women are Unmarried"

Year	Number Women 65 & Over	Percent Married	Percent Unmarried	Percent Never Married	Percent Divorced	Percent Widowed

1999	18,700,000	44.3	55.7	4.0	6.8	44.9
1998	18,600,000	42.9	57.1	4.7	7.1	45.2
1997	18,500,000	42.1	57.9	4.3	7.4	46.3
1996	18,700,000	42.6	57.4	4.1	6.7	46.8
1995	18,300,000	42.5	57.5	4.2	6.0	47.3
1994	18,000,000	42.8	57.2	4.3	6.0	46.9
1990	17,200,000	41.4	58.6	4.9	5.1	48.6
1985	15,800,000	39.9	60.1	5.1	4.3	50.7
1980	14,200,000	39.5	60.5	5.9	3.4	51.2

	Percent of Men 65 and Over Who Have Never Married
	1980	1990	1995	1996	1999
	4.9	4.2	4.2	4.0	3.6
Sources: Section 1. Population. Persons 65 Years and Over, Characteristics by Sex.. Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2000: Table No. 40 Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999: Table No. 50 Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1998: Table No. 50 Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1997: Table No. 48 Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1996: Table No. 48 Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1995: Table No. 48 http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html Note: The figures in the column entitled "percent unmarried" were arrived at by AASP by subtracting the percent married from 100. The percent married, never married, divorced, and widowed are actual figures taken from the census tables.
Ratio of Males to Females: 65 Years and Over (number of males per 100 females)
1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	1998	2025 Projection
89.6	82.8	72.1	67.6	67.2	70.3	82.9
Sources: Section 1. Population. Ratio of Males to Females, by Age Group, 1980 to 1998, and Projections Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999: Table No. 15 Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1996: Table No. 15 http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html