Title: Nuptiality pattern in rural Bangladesh

POPLINE Document Number: 205700

Author(s):

Shaikh K

Source citation:

Demography India, 1984 Jan-Dec;13(1-2):42-53.

Abstract:

This study of nuptiality patterns in rural Bangladesh is based on Demographic Surveillance System (DSS) data from 159 villages and a total population of almost 175,000. Households were visited weekly during the study period 1975-1979 for the purpose of registering vital statistics, including marriages. Detailed information is presented on distribution of the population by age, sex, and marital status; seasonality of marriages; age at first marriage by sex; age difference between husbands and wives; and differentials in age at first marriage by education and by occupation of husband. Age at first marriage of females is found to have risen continuously between 1975 and 1979.

Keywords:

Bangladesh
Rural Population
Nuptiality
Marriage Patterns
Marriage
Marriage Age
Marital Status
Seasonal Variation
Husband-Wife Comparisons
Age Distribution
Sex Distribution
Age Factors
Sex Factors
Research Report
Changes
Educational Status
Occupations
Vital Statistics
Community Surveys
Demographic Surveys
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Population Dynamics
Comparative Studies
Studies
Research Methodology
Social Change
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Human Resources
Population Statistics
Surveys
Sampling Studies