In 2003, 56.5%, 31.6%, 8% and 3.9% of persons (both men and women) age 65 and above were married, widowed, divorced, and never married, respectively.

In 2003, 74.4%, 14.3%, 7% and 4.3% of men age 65 and above were married, widowed, divorced and never married, respectively.

In 2003, 43.3%, 44.3%, 8.7% and 3.7% of women age 65 and above were married, widowed, divorced and never married, respectively.

U.S. Census Bureau. (2005). U.S. Census Bureau, statistical abstract of the United States: 2004-2005. Population. (Section 1, Table 31, p. 35). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2005, from http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-2001_2005.html

"This section presents statistics on the growth, distribution, and characteristics of the U.S. population. The principal source of these data is the U.S. Census Bureau, which conducts a decennial census of population, a monthly population survey, a program of population estimates and projections, and a number of other periodic surveys relating to population characteristics."