Age at marriage in Sri Lanka: stabilizing or declining?
Enviado por Walter Silva el
Título | Age at marriage in Sri Lanka: stabilizing or declining? |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1990 |
Autores | De Silva, WI |
Journal | J Biosoc Sci |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 395-404 |
Date Published | 1990 Oct |
ISSN | 0021-9320 |
Palabras clave | Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Socioeconomic Factors, Sri Lanka |
Abstract | Over the last four decades in Sri Lanka, age at first marriage for males increased marginally, and for females it rose considerably, but there has been no recent increase in female age at marriage. Among the younger cohorts, estimated ages at which some married indeed show a declining mean age at marriage. Coale-McNeil estimates indicate that there is no real decline in female age at marriage in Sri Lanka. Marriages were delayed as a result of economic hardship or increased mortality to the mid-1970s, but once the overall economy improved after 1977, more marriages took place. Female age at marriage in Sri Lanka remained slightly below 24 years, the age which is anticipated by younger cohorts, and this level is likely to persist for some time. |
Alternate Journal | J Biosoc Sci |
PubMed ID | 2250032 |