table with row headers in column A and column headers in row 7.,,
"Table MS-2.  Estimated Median Age at First Marriage, by Sex:  1890 to Present",,

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census,,
"Internet release date:  September 15, 2004",,

Year,Men,Women

2003,27.1 ,25.3 
2002,26.9 ,25.3 
2001,26.9 ,25.1 
2000,26.8 ,25.1 
1999,26.9 ,25.1 
1998,26.7 ,25.0 
1997,26.8 ,25.0 
1996,27.1 ,24.8 
1995,26.9 ,24.5 
1994,26.7 ,24.5 
1993,26.5 ,24.5 
1992,26.5 ,24.4 
1991,26.3 ,24.1 
1990,26.1 ,23.9 
1989,26.2 ,23.8 
1988,25.9 ,23.6 
1987,25.8 ,23.6 
1986,25.7 ,23.1 
1985,25.5 ,23.3 
1984,25.4 ,23.0 

1983,25.4 ,22.8 
1982,25.2 ,22.5 
1981,24.8 ,22.3 
1980,24.7 ,22.0 
1979,24.4 ,22.1 
1978,24.2 ,21.8 
1977,24.0 ,21.6 
1976,23.8 ,21.3 
1975,23.5 ,21.1 
1974,23.1 ,21.1 
1973,23.2 ,21.0 

1972,23.3 ,20.9 
1971,23.1 ,20.9 
1970,23.2 ,20.8 
1969,23.2 ,20.8 
1968,23.1 ,20.8 
1967,23.1 ,20.6 
1966,22.8 ,20.5 
1965,22.8 ,20.6 
1964,23.1 ,20.5 
1963,22.8 ,20.5 
1962,22.7 ,20.3 

1961,22.8 ,20.3 
1960,22.8 ,20.3 
1959,22.5 ,20.2 
1958,22.6 ,20.2 
1957,22.6 ,20.3 
1956,22.5 ,20.1 
1955,22.6 ,20.2 
1954,23.0 ,20.3 
1953,22.8 ,20.2 
1952,23.0 ,20.2 
1951,22.9 ,20.4 

1950,22.8 ,20.3 ,,,,,,,,
1949,22.7 ,20.3 ,,,,,,,,
1948,23.3 ,20.4 ,,,,,,,,
1947,23.7 ,20.5 ,,,,,,,,
1940,24.3 ,21.5 ,,,,,,,,
1930,24.3 ,21.3 ,,,,,,,,
1920,24.6 ,21.2 ,,,,,,,,
1910,25.1 ,21.6 ,,,,,,,,
1900,25.9 ,21.9 ,,,,,,,,
1890,26.1 ,22.0 ,,,,,,,,
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,
"Notes:  Figures for 1947 to 1999 are based on Current Poplation Survey data.  Figures for years prior to 1947 are based on decennial censuses.  A standard error of 0.1 years is appropriate to measure sampling variability for any of the above estimated median ages at first marriage, based on Current Population Survey data.",,,,,,,,,,

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"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Social and Economic Supplement: 2003 Current Population Survey, Current Population Reports, Series P20-553, ""America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2003"" and earlier reports.",,,,,,,,,,
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