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  2. Marriage age in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1880, 37 states set the age of consent at 10 years, 10 states set an age of consent at 12 years, and Delaware had an age of consent of 7 years. [13] [14] [15] In California, early statutes forbade sexual intercourse with females under the age of 10, [16] following the English statute of 1576.

  3. Age of majority - Wikipedia

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    In most US states, one may obtain a driver's license, consent to sexual activity, and gain full-time employment at age 16 even though the age of majority is 18 in most states. [8] In the Republic of Ireland the age of majority is 18, but one must be over 21 to stand for election to the Houses of the Oireachtas. [9]

  4. Age of consent in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Each U.S. state has its own general age of consent. As of August 1, 2018, the age of consent in each state in the United States is either 16 years of age, 17 years of age, or 18 years of age. The most common age of consent is 16, which is a common age of consent in most other Western countries.

  5. Marriageable age - Wikipedia

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    Marriageable age, marriage age, or the age of marriage is the general age, a legal age or the minimum age marriage. Age and other prerequisites to marriage vary between jurisdictions, but in the vast majority of jurisdictions, the marriage age as a right is set at the age of majority .

  6. List of U.S. states and territories by median age - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of U.S. states, the District of Columbia and territories by median age in 2020. [note 1] The median age is the index that divides the entire population into two numerically equal age groups, one younger than that age and the other older than that age. It is the only index associated with the age distribution of a population.

  7. Emancipation of minors - Wikipedia

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    The exceptions are Alabama and Nebraska, where the age of majority is 19, and Mississippi and Puerto Rico, where it is 21. [12] [13] [14] Depending on state laws, minors may be able to obtain medical treatment, marry, or exercise other rights (such as driving, voting, etc.) before reaching the age of majority, without parental consent.

  8. U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state

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    Unless otherwise noted, if different alcohol categories have different minimum purchase ages, the age listed below is set at the lowest age given (e.g. if the purchase age is 18 for beer and 21 for wine or spirits, as was the case in several states, the age in the table will read as "18", not "21").

  9. Age of consent by country - Wikipedia

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    Ages of consent by country, sex, sex difference, age difference and authority between partners Countries and states Region Must be married Restricted by age difference Restricted by authority Unrestricted Ref. Hetero Homo Hetero Homo Hetero Homo; M F M F M F M F M F M F China: Asia No 14 — 16 [120] [121] [122] Japan: Asia No 16: 16: 18 [123 ...