title: Aboriginal marriage and survival.
abstract: Patterns of marriage among the aboriginal population of Australia are investigated.  The author attempts to determine "the economic significance of a method of family formation in which child-bearing is an essential component of the process....[and discusses the impact of] change in the micro-economies of Aboriginal households and families."  Probabilities of change in marital status are also considered.  Data are from the 1981 census.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D008136:Longevity; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D009026:Mortality; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015996:Survival Rate
keywords: Australia; Child Worth; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Fertility; Length Of Life; Marital Status--changes; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Microeconomic Factors; Mortality; Nuptiality; Oceania; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; Survivorship