title: On specification of marriage curves in India.
abstract: This paper attempts to specify the nature of the marriage curves in India by calculating the moments of the age distribution of marriage.  The basic data used in this analysis are the age-sex specific proportions single in the census of India, 1971.  There are sharp regional variations in nuptiality.  Marriage curves for both males and females are positively skewed, the skewness being substantially higher for females.  Further, the curves are sharply peaked, more so in females than in males.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Malaker
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D007194:India; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012847:Single Person
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; India; Marital Status; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Never Married; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Sex Factors; Southern Asia