Has the marrying age of a man changed over the years? The United States Bureau of the Census takes a formal count of everyone in the U.S. every 10 years and has provided the following data that gives the median age of an American man at the time of his first marriage.

Determine the average rate of change in median age per year from 1930 to 1960.
a.
-0.5 years of age per year
b.
20 years of age per year
c.
-0.05 years of age per year
d.
+0.05 years of age per year

Question

Has the marrying age of a man changed over the years? The United States Bureau of the Census takes a formal count of everyone in the U.S. every 10 years and has provided the following data that gives the median age of an American man at the time of his first marriage.

Determine the average rate of change in median age per year from 1930 to 1960.
a.
-0.5 years of age per year
b.
20 years of age per year
c.
-0.05 years of age per year
d.
+0.05 years of age per year

love.kat123 · Answer

Year 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Median Age 25.1 24.6 24.3 24.3 22.8 22.8 23.2 24.7 26.1 26.8

anonymous · Answer

in 1960 it's 22.8
in 1930 it's 24.3

Between 1960 and 1930 is 30 years.

22.8 is 1.5 lower than 24.3

total change is 1.5 over 30 years

1.5/30 = rate of change per year.

anonymous · Answer

make that -1.5