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Data Dictionary: ACS 2014 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Universe: Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone population 15 to 54 years
Variable Details
B12007E. Median Age At First Marriage (Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone)
Universe: Universe: Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone population 15 to 54 years
B12007E002Female
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed
Aggregation method:
None -- No totals are displayed for this variable when multiple geographies are aggregated.
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2014 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2014-5yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 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.