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Marital Status of the Black & Hispanic Population: 1970 - 1989[In millions, except percent.] _________Male_________ ________Female________ Status 1970 1980 1985 1989 1970 1980 1985 1989 Black Total 5.9 7.4 8.3 9.0 7.1 9.2 10.3 11.0 Single 1.4 2.5 3.1 3.4 1.2 2.5 3.3 3.5 Married 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.9 Widowed .3 .3 .3 .3 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.4 Divorced .2 .5 .6 .9 .4 .9 1.1 1.2 Percent of total: Single 24.3 34.3 37.8 38.0 17.4 27.4 32.0 31.9 Married 66.9 54.6 50.7 48.9 61.7 48.7 42.7 44.2 Widowed 5.2 4.2 3.9 3.6 15.8 14.3 14.3 13.0 Divorced 3.6 7.0 7.6 9.5 5.0 9.5 11.0 10.8 Hispanic(1) Total 2.8 3.8 5.3 6.5 3.0 4.1 5.5 6.6 Single .9 1.0 1.6 2.0 .8 .9 1.1 1.4 Marrie d 1.8 2.5 3.3 4.0 1.9 2.6 3.5 4.2 Widowed .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 Divorced .1 .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 .4 .6 Percent of total: Single 32.2 27.3 30.8 31.6 26.5 21.1 20.4 21.1 Married 63.5 67.1 61.5 61.4 61.5 64.3 63.8 63.1 Widowed 2.0 1.6 2.3 1.7 7.6 7.1 7.8 7.0 Divorced 2.3 4.0 5.4 5.4 4.4 7.6 8.0 8.8 1. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census.