Table 1

Summary Statistics

Ages 23–25Ages 28–30
Proportion married in calendar year prior to survey year0.055
(0.230)
0.080
(0.269)
Proportion male0.519
(0.502)
0.528
(0.496)
Proportion white, not Hispanic0.583
(0.496)
0.555
(0.493)
Proportion black, not Hispanic0.143
(0.352)
0.158
(0.362)
Proportion Hispanic0.187
(0.392)
0.199
(0.396)
Proportion other race0.088
(0.284)
0.088
(0.281)
Proportion in school0.276
(0.449)
0.143
(0.347)
Observations795,008563,053
  • Source: 2008–2013 1-year ACS data. Notes: The sample includes all individuals who were unmarried in the calendar year prior to the survey year and those who married in the calendar year prior to the survey year. Standard deviations in parentheses.