Table I

Birth cohort, the proportion of never married, mean age at first marriage, and some selective characteristics among women

CharacteristicsPercentage of never marriedMean age at first marriage (year)
TotalBirth cohort 1966–1987Birth cohort 1988–2001Birth cohort 1966–1987Birth cohort 1988–2001
N6138127528715701422
Total (%)10069.166.729.119.6
Residence
Rural66.568.864.929.119.4
Urban33.569.671.229.220.2
Migration
Not move94.070.567.729.019.6
Move6.045.6542919.5
Education
No education and primary education34.973.455.329.819.0
Secondary education50.06571.428.419.7
Higher education15.16775.829.322.1
Occupation
No occupation29.650.464.729.119.5
Agricultural work58.372.260.828.919.2
Non-agriculture work12.178.269.729.219.9
Exposure to media
Newspaper/magazine44.669.472.729.120.1
Radio43.873.871.929.319.8
TV75.870.669.328.919.7
Wealth index
Poorest14.150.756.728.618.7
Poorer16.267.065.028.919.3
Middle20.967.666.829.019.9
Richer23.475.467.628.819.9
Richest25.470.675.629.820.6

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