Marital Status and Earnings for Men
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Data for 1998 |
Men of all ages earn more money if they are married. In 1998, three quarters of never-married men ages 15 to 24 earned less than $10,000 in the previous year. In contrast, only a fourth of married men earned less than $10,000. The same pattern occurs among men ages 35 to 44. |
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Men ages 15-24 |
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Less-than-$10,000 |
$10,000-$19,999 |
$20,000-$29,999 |
$30,000-$39,999 |
$40,000-or-more |
Total |
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Married |
359 |
481 |
374 |
105 |
122 |
1,440 |
|
% |
25.0 |
33.4 |
26.0 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
100.0 |
|
Previously married |
113 |
29 |
47 |
9 |
10 |
207 |
|
% |
54.7 |
13.8 |
22.5 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
100.0 |
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Never married |
13,091 |
2,491 |
1,220 |
418 |
264 |
17,484 |
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% |
74.9 |
14.2 |
7.0 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
13,563 |
3,000 |
1,641 |
532 |
396 |
19,131 |
|
% |
70.9 |
15.7 |
8.6 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
100.0 |
|
Men ages 35-44 |
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Married |
1,156 |
1,459 |
2,416 |
2,684 |
6,857 |
14,571 |
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% |
7.9 |
10.0 |
16.6 |
18.4 |
47.1 |
100.0 |
|
Previously married |
654 |
545 |
727 |
544 |
1,019 |
3,490 |
|
% |
18.7 |
15.6 |
20.8 |
15.6 |
29.2 |
100.0 |
|
Never married |
1,305 |
659 |
744 |
504 |
883 |
4,096 |
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% |
31.9 |
16.1 |
18.2 |
12.3 |
21.6 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
3,116 |
2,662 |
3,888 |
3,731 |
8,759 |
22,156 |
|
% |
14.1 |
12.0 |
417.5 |
16.8 |
39.5 |
100.0 |
