B12007B. Median Age At First Marriage (Black or African American Alone) [2] - American Community Survey Tables: 2006 -- 2008 (3-Year Estimates) (ACS08_3yr) - ACS 2008 (3-Year Estimates)

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Data set: American Community Survey Tables: 2006 -- 2008 (3-Year Estimates) (ACS08_3yr)

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B12007B. Median Age At First Marriage (Black or African American Alone) [2]

Universe: Universe: Black or African American alone population 15 to 54 years

Table Details

B12007B.

Median Age At First Marriage (Black or African American Alone)

Universe: Universe: Black or African American alone population 15 to 54 years

Variable	Label
B12007B001	Median Age At First Marriage -- Male
B12007B002	Median Age At First Marriage -- Female

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2008 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2008-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B: Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Marital Status/Marital History -> Median Age at First Marriage

Median Age at First Marriage

The median age at first marriage is calculated indirectly by estimating the proportion of young people who will marry during their lifetime, calculating one-half of this proportion, and determining the age (at the time of the survey) of people at this half-way mark by osculatory interpolation. It does not represent the actual median age of the population who married during the calendar year. It is shown to the nearest tenth of a year. Henry S. Shryock and Jacob S. Siegel outline the osculatory procedure in Methods and Materials of Demography, First Edition (May 1973), Volume 1, pages 291-296.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2008 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2008-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B: Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> Black or African American

Black or African American

A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "Black, African American, or Negro," or provide written entries such as African American, Afro-American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian.