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May 26, 1859
St. Mary's Beacon
Leonardtown, Saint Mary's County, Maryland
What is this article about?
The 'Assurance' Magazine reports that widowers' annual probability of marrying is 3-11 times greater than bachelors' from ages 20-50, while bachelors' chances rapidly decline after 30.
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A Bachelor's Chance of Marrying.
The "Assurance" Magazine, an English periodical, has the assurance to make the following statement:
We are told that in the two periods of life—20 to 25 and 25 to 30—the probability of a widower marrying in a year is nearly three times as great as that of a bachelor: at 30 it is four times as great; and from 30 to 45 it is five times as great; at 50 the chance of a widower marrying in a year is eleven times as great as that of a bachelor.
After the age of 30 the probability of a bachelor marrying in a year diminishes in a most rapid ratio: the probability at 35 is not much more than half that at 30, and nearly the same proportion exists between each period of five years afterwards.
The "Assurance" Magazine, an English periodical, has the assurance to make the following statement:
We are told that in the two periods of life—20 to 25 and 25 to 30—the probability of a widower marrying in a year is nearly three times as great as that of a bachelor: at 30 it is four times as great; and from 30 to 45 it is five times as great; at 50 the chance of a widower marrying in a year is eleven times as great as that of a bachelor.
After the age of 30 the probability of a bachelor marrying in a year diminishes in a most rapid ratio: the probability at 35 is not much more than half that at 30, and nearly the same proportion exists between each period of five years afterwards.
What sub-type of article is it?
Marriage Or Courtship
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Marriage Probability
Bachelors
Widowers
Age Statistics
Remarriage Chances
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Probability Of Bachelors Vs Widowers Marrying By Age
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In the periods 20-25 and 25-30, a widower's yearly marriage probability is nearly three times that of a bachelor; at 30 it is four times; from 30-45 five times; at 50 eleven times. After 30, a bachelor's probability diminishes rapidly, halving by 35 and similarly thereafter.