RECORDS IN THE SAMPLE, RECORD WEIGHT, AND ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EVENTS, MARRIAGE REGISTRATION AREA AND EACH REGISTRATION STATE, 1988 NUMBER OF SAMPLE ESTIMATED NUMBER AREA RECORDS WEIGHT OF EVENTS 1/ MRA TOTAL 2/ 778,827 ... 1,852,275 ALABAMA--------------- 4,461 10 44,610 ALASKA---------------- 2,655 2 5,310 CALIFORNIA------------ 7,043 20 140,860 COLORADO-------------- 3,135 10 31,350 CONNECTICUT----------- 5,571 5 27,855 DELAWARE-------------- 5,646 1 5,646 DIST. OF COLUMBIA----- 4,836 1 4,836 FLORIDA--------------- 138,072 1 138,072 GEORGIA--------------- 3,460 20 69,200 HAWAII---------------- 3,457 5 17,285 IDAHO----------------- 6,092 2 12,184 ILLINOIS-------------- 78,298 1 78,298 INDIANA--------------- 5,268 10 52,680 IOWA------------------ 5,020 5 25,100 KANSAS---------------- 4,555 5 22,775 KENTUCKY-------------- 4,967 10 49,670 LOUISIANA------------- 3,398 10 33,980 MAINE----------------- 12,553 1 12,553 MARYLAND-------------- 4,689 10 46,890 MASSACHUSETTS--------- 4,991 10 49,910 MICHIGAN-------------- 3,765 20 75,300 MINNESOTA------------- 3,364 10 33,640 MISSISSIPPI----------- 4,994 5 24,970 MISSOURI-------------- 50,330 1 50,330 MONTANA--------------- 6,784 1 6,784 NEBRASKA-------------- 12,242 1 12,242 NEW HAMPSHIRE--------- 11,116 1 11,116 NEW JERSEY------------ 3,057 20 61,140 NEW YORK-------------- 158,418 1 158,418 NORTH CAROLINA-------- 5,193 10 51,930 OHIO------------------ 4,895 20 97,900 OREGON---------------- 4,681 5 23,405 PENNSYLVANIA---------- 4,398 20 87,960 RHODE ISLAND---------- 8,410 1 8,410 SOUTH CAROLINA-------- 54,615 1 54,615 SOUTH DAKOTA---------- 3,664 2 7,328 TENNESSEE------------- 3,267 20 65,340 UTAH------------------ 3,474 5 17,370 VERMONT--------------- 6,115 1 6,115 VIRGINIA-------------- 68,947 1 68,947 WEST VIRGINIA--------- 2,755 5 13,775 WISCONSIN------------- 41,445 1 41,445 WYOMING--------------- 4,731 1 4,731 PUERTO RICO----------- 3,222 10 32,220 VIRGIN ISLANDS-------- 2,162 1 2,162 1/ NUMBER OF SAMPLE RECORDS WEIGHTED BY RECIPROCAL OF SAMPLING RATE. 2/ EXCLUDES PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS. - 1 -