Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-26

Ing b0.-61 the marital condition was
not reported. Tho difference of 6S0.S3S
between tho numbers OF married mon
and OF married women was due prin-
cipally to the presence In the United
States Of many foreign-born married
men who had left their wives In tho
countries OF their former residence.
Tho census figures give no indlca-
ton Of the total number OF persons who
have been divorced. but show merely
tho number OF divorced persons who
had not remarked at the time the
census was taken.
Between 1910 and 1920 the proper
ton single In the total male popula-
ton Is years of age and over de-
creased from 3s.7 per cent to S5.f per
cent. tho proportion married increased
from 65.S per cent to 69.2 per cent, the
proportion widowed increased from
<.b per cent 10 as per cent. and the
proportion divorced increased from
iive-tcnths OF l per cent TO six-tcnths
OF per cent. During the same period
the proportion single I'm the total fe-
malc population Is years OF age and
over decreased from 29.7 per cent to
a't' l'i ''hNs WV fi'f'' 'i'f if's''N>'
increased from $50 per cent TO COS
per cent. tho proportion widowed In
creased from los per cent to Ill per
cent. and the proportion divorced In
creased from six-tcnths OF i per cent
% cight-tenths OF l per cent. The ex-
PLANTATION OF tho smaller proportion
single and larger proportion widowed
among women than among men is
found I'm the fact that women as n
rulo marry at earlier ages than men
and therefore In the majority Of cases
outlive their husha nds. Moreover, the
Longevity Of women Is greater than
that OF men.
The proportion OF married persons
In tho total population Is years of age
and over increased during each of the
three decades between 1890 and 1920
! II IL doubtful. however. whether the
increase I'm the percentage married Is
Indicative OF anything more than q
change which has taken place In tn,
age composition OF the population, the
percentage OF persons under % in tn,
population Is years of age and over
having decreased from $40 In 1890 e
2b.a IN 1920.
State Comparisons.
Comparing tho statistics for tn,
states. the largest proportion of mar
rlcd men, 6s.s per cent. Is shown foi
Mississippi and Arkansas. and tn,
smallest. a5.9 per cent. for Nevada
Tho largest proportion OF married
women. EOS per cent. appears for Wy.
oming. and the smallest, 5S.2 per cen
tor Massachusetts. The proportion O
married women in the District of Co
lumhia. a. per cent. Is Sonsiderabl,
smaller than I'm any OF the states. Th'
ratio Of men TO women In the population
~ any section or state naturally has
very important bearing on the pro
portions " married men and marie,
women. In particular. In the Rock!
Mountain and Pacific Coast states
where tho ratio OF mon 20 women s.
especially high. the proportion OF mar
rled men is small and OF marie,
women IL large. In the New England
states and IN New York. where tn
ratio OF men 20 women is low. the pro
portion Of married women Is compare
lively small. but In. several OF thes
states the proportion Of married mel
IN also below the average.
In every State and in the Distric
lof Columbia the proportion OF singl
men decreased and the proportion O
married men increased between 19l
and 1890: and In all but Ave State
land the District OF Columbia simila
changcs took place I'm the proportion
90 single and OF married women. Tn
greatest increase during the decade &
the proportion OF married men show
for any State Is that for Wyoming
from ss.7 per cent in 1910 to 52.2 pc
cent IN 1920. No change OF similar de
gree appears in the proportion o
married women. the greatest increas
Tor any State-fTom 54.6 per cent {
81 per cent-being that for Connect
lieut.. In general. the most pronounce
increases IN the proportion Of marie
linen are shown for the northwestern
land Pacific Coast States, In which
material decrease took place durin
the decade IN the ratio Of men {
women.