title: Changes in age at marriage of women in rural north India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Australian National University, Canberra.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D009042:Motivation; D012424:Rural Population; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors