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Factors Affecting Age at Marriage and Age at First Birth in India

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  • S. Chandrasekhar

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Using NFHS 2005 data, we estimate a cox proportional hazard model to identify the determinants of age at marriage and age at first birth. We find that women who grew up in the countryside or in towns are more likely to marry early and have children earlier. We find a similar result for women living in the slums. Women who have completed primary schooling higher are less likely to marry early compared to those without any education. We also establish the negative relationship between educational attainment and prevalence of underage marriage using Census 2001 data.

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  • S. Chandrasekhar, 2010. "Factors Affecting Age at Marriage and Age at First Birth in India," Journal of Quantitative Economics, The Indian Econometric Society, vol. 8(2), pages 81-97.
    • Handle: RePEc:jqe:jqenew:v:8:y:2010:i:2:p:81-97
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    1. Rania Salem, 2016. "The gendered effects of labour market experiences on marriage timing in Egypt," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 35(11), pages 283-314.

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