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Indiana Marriage Report - 2001
Table 14. Number, Mean, and Median Age of Both Bride and Groom by Race and Previous Marital Status:
Indiana Occurrences, 2001

ALL RACES Number Mean Age Median Age
Previous Status Bride Groom Bride Groom Bride Groom
All Marriages
45,794
45,794
30.5
32.7
27.0
29.0
Never Married
26,959
27,689
24.7
26.6
23.0
25.0
Divorced
17,180
16,625
37.6
40.3
37.0
39.0
Widowed
1,501
1,400
54.8
61.6
55.0
63.0
Unknown
154
80
25.6
29.5
23.0
27.0


White Number Mean Age Median Age
Previous Status Bride Groom Bride Groom Bride Groom
All Marriages
39,519
38,543
30.4
32.7
27.0
29.0
Never Married
22,641
22,707
24.2
26.3
23.0
25.0
Divorced
15,408
14,559
37.4
40.2
36.0
39.0
Widowed
1,373
1,239
55.3
62.0
55.0
64.0
Unknown
97
38
25.0
29.0
23.0
26.0


Black Number Mean Age Median Age
Previous Status Bride Groom Bride Groom Bride Groom
All Marriages
3,270
3,785
33.5
35.3
31.0
33.0
Never Married
2,155
2,339
29.2
30.0
28.0
29.0
Divorced
1,016
1,313
41.1
42.4
40.0
41.0
Widowed
86
124
51.6
60.7
49.0
63.0
Unknown
13
9
31.0
30.6
30.5
27.5

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Divorced includes annulments.
All Races includes Other and Unknown race categories.
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This table was run on September 30, 2005.

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