There was an interesting article in Deseret News yesterday (Tuesday, Sept 22) regarding the statistics for the state of Utah in comparison to the Nation. Here are a few that are relevant to our class:
In the section headed "Families"
Age at first marriage for women: 23.5 (Utah) 26.2 (National) Utah has the lowest age in the Nation. (It is 26.1 for men in Utah but the article didn't give the National average.) The 2000-03 census had the age for women as 21.9 years and 23.9 years for men - Utah is slowly getting closer to the National average and people are waiting to get married.
Women ages 15 to 50 who gave birth in the last year: 82.0 per 1,000 (Utah) 58.0 per 1,000 (Nation) Utah is the highest in the Nation.
Marriages in the past year per 1,000 women: 28.4 (Utah) 17.9 (National) Utah is the highest in the Nation.
Households that are headed by married couples: 60.5% (Utah) 49.2% (National) Utah has the highest percentage in the Nation.
In the section headed "Relationships"
Ratio of unmarried men to women ages 15 to 44: 121.4 men per 100 women (Utah) 112.8 men to 100 women (National)
Divorces in past year per 1,000 women: 14.0 (Utah) 10.5 (National)
Divorces in past year per 1,000 men: 12.1 (Utah) 9.9 (National)
Interesting that the divorce rates are higher in Utah than the National average - but then more people are getting married.
E. Linda Moore
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