Report on the census of Porto Rico, 1899 . h other tenth. In this way themedian age of the population of the United States in 1890 has beenfixed at years. The present census of Porto Rico reports agesabove 5 not by single years but by periods of years, usually five,1and, accordingly, to get the median age it has been necessary to dis-tribute the population of Porto Rico for one age period to the singleyears. In so doing it has been assumed that the number of each yearof age in that period bears the same proportion to the total in PortoRico that it does in the United States. The median age
Report on the census of Porto Rico, 1899 . h other tenth. In this way themedian age of the population of the United States in 1890 has beenfixed at years. The present census of Porto Rico reports agesabove 5 not by single years but by periods of years, usually five,1and, accordingly, to get the median age it has been necessary to dis-tribute the population of Porto Rico for one age period to the singleyears. In so doing it has been assumed that the number of each yearof age in that period bears the same proportion to the total in PortoRico that it does in the United States. The median age in Porto Rico The division of the group 15-19 at 17 enables one to know the population of schoolage, 5-17, and that of age to serve in the militia, 18-44. The division of the group20-24 at 20 enables one to know the potential voters. The division of the group 0-4into single years allows a study of the balance between birth rate and death rateduring the early years, before it is seriously affected by migration. CENSUS OF PORTO RICO 1899 .. AGE. 47 as thus found is years. That in Cuba is years, and in theUnited States in 1890 it was years. The people in Porto Rico,therefore, are more than 2 years younger than those in Cuba andnearly 4 years younger than those in the United States. While themedian age in Porto Rico is much below that in Cuba or in the wholeUnited States, it is higher than that in seven American states in 1890,including most of those with a large negro population. The medianage of the several departments of Porto Rico is as follows: Department. Medianage. Ponce Mayaguez The populations of the 7 provinces differ comparatively little inmedian age, the range between Guayama and Mayaguez being lessthan two years, while in Cuba the range between the 6 provincesis over five years, and in the United States the range between the 49divisions for which the age constitution was reported i
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