Table 13 Mean and Median Age by Race and Previous Marital Status for Brides and Grooms: Indiana, 1999 |
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Race and Previous Marital Status | Mean Age | Median Age | ||
Bride | Groom | Bride | Groom | |
All Races: Never Married |
24.4 | 26.3 | 23.0 | 25.0 |
Divorced | 36.8 | 39.7 | 36.0 | 38.0 |
Widowed | 53.1 | 58.9 | 53.0 | 60.0 |
Unknown | 27.4 | 29.7 | 25.0 | 27.0 |
White: Never Married |
24.0 | 26.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 |
Divorced | 36.6 | 39.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 |
Widowed | 53.6 | 59.1 | 54.0 | 61.0 |
Unknown | 27.1 | 29.3 | 24.0 | 26.0 |
Black: Never Married |
28.3 | 29.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 |
Divorced | 39.3 | 41.7 | 39.0 | 41.0 |
Widowed | 48.7 | 58.2 | 46.0 | 57.0 |
Unknown | 29.8 | 32.8 | 28.0 | 31.5 |
NOTES: 1. Divorced includes Annulments. 2. "All Races" includes Other and Unknown race categories. SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team |