[mware]

Link to Michael Medveds article where he debunked the study.

Medved used 2005 census numbers.

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2007/01/18/journalistic_malpractice_in_marriage_is_dead_report

[Steel Wolf]

Of course, a wiser man than me once said, "There are three kinds of lies. Lies, damn lies, and statistics."

Even Michael's debunking arrives at an actual number of 51% married, as opposed to the 56% listed by the census, or the 49% listed by the NYT. From the Townhall article you referenced:

As a matter of fact, the Census Bureau shows that among all females above 15 the majority (51%!) are still classified as “married.”

So, my point stands. 15-19 year olds were the prime demographic to be married for the vast majority of American history. In other words, if you want to compare apples to apples and not apples to oranges, you need to include them. Excluding them now would lead to statistics as flawed as the nonsense the NYT peddled.