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Changes in Age at Marriage of Women in Rural North India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Mohan Singh
Mohan Singh
Affiliation:
Demography Programme, Australian National University, Canberra
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Summary

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.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 123 - 130
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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