The U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics on family life in the United States, including the age at the time of first marriage, current marital status, and size of household

(U.S. Census Bureau website, March 20, 2006). The following data show the age at the time of first marriage for a sample of men and a sample of women.

Men 26 23 28 25 27 30 26 35 28 21 24 27 29 30 27 32 27 25 Women 20 28 23 30 24 29 26 25 22 22 25 23 27 26 19

a. Determine the median age at the time of first marriage for men and women.

b. Compute the first and third quartiles for both men and women.

c. Twenty-five years ago the median age at the time of first marriage was 25 for men and 22 for women. What insight does this information provide about the decision of when to marry among young people today?