Table 30 - Marital Status by Citizenship and Sex,  Censuses 1974 and 2001
1974 Census
  Anguillian Non-Anguillian Total
Marital Status Male Female Both Male Female Both Male Female Both
Married         707         824      1,531           44           54           98         751         878      1,629
Single      2,130      2,209      4,339         121           90         211      2,251      2,299      4,550
Widowed           59         226         285             3             5             8           62         231         293
Divorced           24           21           45               2             2           24           23           47
Total      2,920      3,280      6,200         168         151         319      3,088      3,431      6,519
Married includes those seperated
2001 Census
  Anguillian Non-Anguillian Total
Marital Status Male Female Both Male Female Both Male Female Both
Married      1,087         989      2,076         489         546      1,035      1,576      1,535      3,111
Not married      1,594      1,575      3,169         543         537      1,080      2,137      2,112      4,249
Separated           69           96         165           38           38           76         107         134         241
Widowed           73         207         280           14           39           53           87         246         333
Divorced           80         103         183           31           42           73         111         145         256
Not stated             8             9           17           12             9           21           20           18           38
Total      2,911      2,979      5,890      1,116      1,202      2,318      4,027      4,181      8,208
Not married include:  common law, visiting partner, single.
Separated include:  not in union & married, legally separated.
There are 20 records missing of which 11 are male and 9 are female.
Percentage Distribution
1974 Census
  Anguillian Non-Anguillian Total
Marital Status Male Female Both Male Female Both Male Female Both
Married 24.2% 25.1% 24.7% 26.2% 35.8% 35.8% 24.3% 25.6% 25.0%
Single 72.9% 67.3% 70.0% 72.0% 59.6% 59.6% 72.9% 67.0% 69.8%
Widowed 2.0% 6.9% 4.6% 1.8% 3.3% 3.3% 2.0% 6.7% 4.5%
Divorced 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
2001 Census
  Anguillian Non-Anguillian Total
Marital Status Male Female Both Male Female Both Male Female Both
Married 37.3% 33.2% 35.2% 43.8% 45.4% 44.7% 39.1% 36.7% 37.9%
Not married 54.8% 52.9% 53.8% 48.7% 44.7% 46.6% 53.1% 50.5% 51.8%
Separated 2.4% 3.2% 2.8% 3.4% 3.2% 3.3% 2.7% 3.2% 2.9%
Widowed 2.5% 6.9% 4.8% 1.3% 3.2% 2.3% 2.2% 5.9% 4.1%
Divorced 2.7% 3.5% 3.1% 2.8% 3.5% 3.1% 2.8% 3.5% 3.1%
Not stated 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1.1% 0.7% 0.9% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%