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<strong>2003</strong> LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE<br />

Table 7.2 Marriages in <strong>Louisiana</strong> and United States, 1990 - <strong>2003</strong><br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong> United States<br />

Year Number Rate + Rate +<br />

1990 40443 9.6 9.8<br />

1991 39161 9.3 9.4<br />

1992 40053 9.4 9.3<br />

1993 39364 9.1 9.0<br />

1994 40405 9.4 9.1<br />

1995 40516 9.3 8.9<br />

1996 40221 9.2 8.8<br />

1997 39662 9.1 8.9<br />

1998 39544 9.1 8.4<br />

1999 41343 9.5 8.6<br />

2000 40561 9.1 8.4 1<br />

2001 37628 8.4 8.2 2<br />

2002 36545 8.2 7.8 3<br />

<strong>2003</strong> 37288 8.3 7.7 4<br />

+ Rate per 1,000 population<br />

US Marriage Rates: Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: 1 2000 (NVSR, Volume 51, Number 10),<br />

2 2001 (Volume 52, Number 22), 3 2002 (Volume 53, Number 21), 4 <strong>2003</strong> (Volume 54, Number 20,<br />

Marriage rates may be underestimated because <strong>of</strong> incomplete reporting in Oklahoma).<br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong> rates are based on parish <strong>of</strong> occurrence.<br />

Source: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>, National Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong><br />

Age <strong>of</strong> the Bride and Groom<br />

In <strong>2003</strong>, the 27.5 percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong> brides were in the 20-24 year age group, while 22.4 percent <strong>of</strong> the grooms were both in<br />

the 20-24 and 25-29 year age groups (Table 7.3).<br />

Age <strong>of</strong><br />

Groom<br />

Table 7.3 Number <strong>of</strong> Marriages by Age <strong>of</strong> Groom and Age <strong>of</strong> Bride<br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong>, <strong>2003</strong><br />

Age <strong>of</strong> Bride<br />

Total<br />

Less than 15 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70 &+ Unk.<br />

Total 37288 3 379 2521 10253 7733 5149 3681 2891 2121 1169 610 351 211 199 17<br />

Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

15-17 58 0 23 19 9 **** **** **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 **** 0<br />

18-19 1049 0 130 551 294 51 6 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

20-24 8355 **** 185 1541 5300 1007 224 66 19 7 **** 0 0 0 **** ****<br />

25-29 8344 **** 29 298 3384 3432 884 232 60 12 6 **** **** 0 0 ****<br />

30-34 5753 0 **** 64 860 2071 1819 642 193 69 21 6 **** 0 0 ****<br />

35-39 4059 0 5 25 256 759 1195 1121 479 167 38 10 **** 0 **** ****<br />

40-44 3188 **** **** 8 105 263 608 842 835 389 97 29 **** **** **** ****<br />

45-49 2419 0 0 5 30 97 261 459 655 620 210 52 18 7 **** ****<br />

50-54 1697 0 **** 7 10 33 92 191 391 475 372 90 21 10 **** ****<br />

55-59 975 0 **** 0 **** 11 32 70 155 229 230 185 48 11 **** 0<br />

60-64 599 0 0 0 0 5 12 31 62 97 118 132 103 31 7 ****<br />

65-69 343 0 0 0 0 **** **** 9 29 28 43 63 88 63 16 0<br />

70 &+ 444 0 0 **** **** 0 **** 9 12 27 33 41 63 86 165 ****<br />

Unk. 5 0 0 **** 0 **** **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ****<br />

**** Cell suppressed to protect confidentiality.<br />

Source: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> Public Health, State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong> Page 141

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