You make a good point, but as a side note, this was rather confusing: > 16% of white Americans aren't married by the time they hit 25, whereas 33% of black Ame

You make a good point, but as a side note, this was rather confusing: > 16% of white Americans aren't married by the time they hit 25, whereas 33% of black Americans aren't married by that same age. That seemed way too low considering the median age of first marriage in the US is now approaching 30. The stat you quote is actually 16% of (non-Hispanic) white Americans and 33% of black Americans who are 25 or older are not married.