Table 2. Marital Status by District, Western Highlands: 2000
	Total	Dei	Mt Hagen	Mul/Baiyer	Tambul/Nebilyer
Total	438,236	145,913	85,969	93,927	112,427
Never married	228,842	74,016	46,418	49,423	58,985
Married	188,434	64,863	35,960	39,673	47,938
Separated	4,481	1,600	912	857	1,112
Divorced	5,762	2,200	1,176	1,035	1,351
Widowed	10,717	3,234	1,503	2,939	3,041
Males	223,642	74,581	44,086	48,322	56,653
Never married	128,095	41,667	25,770	27,943	32,715
Married	88,927	30,582	17,321	18,785	22,239
Separated	1,670	654	298	312	406
Divorced	2,113	842	366	401	504
Widowed	2,837	836	331	881	789
Females	214,594	71,332	41,883	45,605	55,774
Never married	100,747	32,349	20,648	21,480	26,270
Married	99,507	34,281	18,639	20,888	25,699
Separated	2,811	946	614	545	706
Divorced	3,649	1,358	810	634	847
Widowed	7,880	2,398	1,172	2,058	2,252
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census