FACTS OF LIFE
FACTS OF LIFE
| Averages (mid- to late-1700s) | |
| Height women men |
5' 2" (161.0 cm.) 5' 6" (172.6 cm.) |
| Marrying age women men |
22 27 |
| Household size nonslaveholder family slaveholder family slaves per household |
3 whites 4.5 whites 5 blacks |
| Literate adults (able to read) women men |
50% 66% |
| Age at death women men
|
42 45 |