Marriage is an important institution for both individuals and society as a whole. It is a significant event in the life …-Saharan pattern of marriage as “early and universal”. Early and virtually continuous marriage throughout a woman's reproductive years … is also maintained by several related marriage customs including polygyny, levirate marriage, and bride wealth or bride …

marriage behavior in determining fertility levels. Coale's parameters of the age pattern of first marriage ao, k and C are … translated into Im-type measures. A system of indices is developed to represent the effects of the prevalence and age patterns of … first marriage, marital disruption and remarriage on fertility. Techniques for obtaining detailed information on the process …

factors as type and duration of marriage, income, educational level, residence in a rural area, age of married women at … marriage, etc. References and statistical tables. …

, age at marriage, family planning, migrant status, etc. And considers theoretical aspects. References and statistical …

of (1) rural migration, (2) women's age at marriage, (3) children mortality, and (4) educational level - constitutes part …

This paper investigates, both theoretically and empirically, the effect of sociability on the age of marriage …. Theoretically, a more sociable individual has higher chances of finding a suitable partner for marriage early in life, and hence is … afford to be more selective in choosing a mate and therefore will tend to postpone marriage until the most suitable partner …