| Table
13 Mean and Median Age by Race and Previous Marital Status for Brides and Grooms Indiana, 1998 |
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| Race and
Previous Marital Status |
Mean Age | Median Age | ||
| Bride | Groom | Bride | Groom | |
| All Races: Never Married |
24.2 | 26.2 | 23.0 | 25.0 |
| Divorced | 36.6 | 39.3 | 35.0 | 38.0 |
| Widowed | 54.5 | 60.6 | 54.0 | 62.0 |
| Unknown | 25.8 | 39.3 | 24.0 | 38.0 |
| White: Never Married |
23.9 | 25.9 | 23.0 | 25.0 |
| Divorced | 36.4 | 39.2 | 35.0 | 38.0 |
| Widowed | 55.0 | 61.0 | 55.0 | 63.0 |
| Unknown | 25.4 | 29.4 | 23.0 | 27.0 |
| Black: Never Married |
28.3 | 29.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 |
| Divorced | 39.2 | 41.4 | 38.0 | 40.0 |
| Widowed | 49.8 | 57.6 | 47.0 | 59.0 |
| Unknown | 30.0 | 31.8 | 30.0 | 30.0 |
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 |
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