Determinants of Women’s Marital Age

February 15, 2023

Context:

According to the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS), conducted between 2019 and 2021, the national average of underage marriages has come down.

The rate has increased in Punjab, West Bengal, Manipur, Tripura and Assam.

Findings of the Survey:

According to data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5, women who are more educated have a greater say in deciding when they want to get married.
The survey also found that the percentage of women getting married before the legal age of 18 has decreased from 26.8% (NFHS-4) to 23.3%.
- For men, the figure is 17.7% (NFHS-5) and 20.3% (NFHS-4).
The median marriage age in the 25-29 age group was 23 and in the 45-49 age group was 22.5.
Wealthier women, aged 25-29 and 45-49, had a median age of 22.8 and 19.7, respectively.
The median marriage age among SC/ST/OBC women was below 20 even among younger generations, while that of nonSC/ST/OBC women crossed 20.
The difference in the median age between rural and urban women was wider among younger generations.
The negotiating power of urban women has improved at a higher pace than that of rural women.
Education was not as dominant a factor in pushing up their median marriage age as it was in the case of women.

News Source: The Hindu

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