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Changes in age at marriage of women in rural north India
1Australian National University, Canberra.
Journal of Biosocial Science
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
There has been a dramatic increase in age at marriage for women in a rural area of north India. Age at marriage rose from under 12 years before 1930 to about 19 years in 1988, mainly as a result of socioeconomic development and advances in education of women.
Keywords:
Arranged MarriageAsiaCasteCohort AnalysisCommunity SurveysCultural BackgroundDemographic FactorsDemographic SurveysDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsEducational Status--menEducational Status--womenEthnic GroupsEver Married--womenIndiaMarital StatusMarriageMarriage Age--changesMarriage PatternsMarriage Postponement--determinantsNuptialityPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPovertyResearch MethodologyResearch ReportRural PopulationSampling StudiesSocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSouthern AsiaStudiesSurveys