More women are pursuing higher education. More women are starting their own businesses and generating revenue for all Pennsylvanians. The information reported today encourage us and while women have come this far, we must continue to push forward. Penn State Harrisburg offers a statistical profile of women in Pennsylvania in celebration of Women's History Month. More than 89 percent of the females were White, 9.8 percent were Black and 1.2 percent were Hispanic.
Women make up the majority of Pennsylvania's elderly and their numbers are increasing.
The median age at death for females in Pennsylvania in 1995 was 80.4, 6.5 years higher than the 73.9 age for males. Projections for 2010 show life expectancy will be 81 years and 74 years, respectively. Slightly more than 30 percent of all brides in 1995 were aged 25-29. The median age of a bride in 1995 was 28.2 compared to 22.2 years in 1970. The divorce rate in Pennsylvania has declined again in 1995, marking the fourth consecutive year that the divorce rate has declined and the lowest annual figure since 1989.