Table 2. Marital Status by District, West Sepik: 2000    
  Total Aitape/Lumi Nuku Telefomin Vanimo/Green River
     Total 184,653 53,044 45,924 35,502 50,183
Never married 113,332 34,137 27,775 20,477 30,943
Married 63,910 16,746 16,273 13,398 17,493
Separated 818 255 197 175 191
Divorced 633 188 114 198 133
Widowed 5,960 1,718 1,565 1,254 1,423
     Males 94,863 27,126 23,244 17,936 26,557
Never married 62,220 18,492 14,968 11,179 17,581
Married 30,523 8,022 7,759 6,255 8,487
Separated 234 69 59 64 42
Divorced 178 46 32 58 42
Widowed 1,708 497 426 380 405
     Females 89,790 25,918 22,680 17,566 23,626
Never married 51,112 15,645 12,807 9,298 13,362
Married 33,387 8,724 8,514 7,143 9,006
Separated 584 186 138 111 149
Divorced 455 142 82 140 91
Widowed 4,252 1,221 1,139 874 1,018
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census