Back to TTM ResultsOf the couples who responded to our ads, men averaged 30 years and women averaged 28 years of age. This is consistent with the trend of couples, especially Canadian couples, marrying later in life than in previous generations. The participants were predominantly Caucasian (73%), but considering that most other longitudinal studies on marriage are comprised of samples with 85-100% Caucasian couples, our recruitment sample was relatively diverse. In the graph below on the right is the ethnic/racial breakdown of our recruitment sample and on the right is the breakdown in the Metro Vancouver area.
As you can see from the two graphs below, the women who responded to our recruitment efforts were more racially diverse than the men. Of the 428 couples who provided information about ethnicity, just over 21% were interracial.
