Title: Comments on "Delayed Marriages in Pakistan".
Abstract: The authors' analysis of the demographic impact of delayed age at marriage in Pakistan represents a ground breaking effort. However, more discussion should have been included of the limitations of the data set. Most of the study's data were derived from the Population, Labor Force, and Migration Survey of Pakistan. This survey is considered to include both age misstatements and reporting errors that vary widely among the different regions. Given the small number of observations in age groups, especially in the terminal age groups, the levels of singulate mean age at marriage calculated from these survey data do not portray the true picture of nuptiality in Pakistan. The age at marriage in Pakistan is low for females; for males, however, it lies somewhere near the end of the 15-19-year age group. Because of the high proportion of single males in this age group, the singulate mean age at marriage derived from the relevant age structure shows an upward bias. Under such circumstances, the starting age group for males should be the 20-24-year age group as opposed to the 15-19-year age group selected for females.
Publication Year: 1986
Publication Date: 1986-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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