MARCON1STAGE
(MARCON1STAGE)
Age at first marriage contract
Codes and Frequencies
Description
MARCON1STAGE reports the woman's age at the start of her first marriage contract.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences, MARCON1STAGE is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
MARCON1STAGE is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire in any phase.
Comparability — India [top]
In the 1992 India sample, MARCON1STAGE reports the age of the woman's first marriage if she has been married more than once.
Universe
- Egypt 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1992: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 who did not know the year of their first marriage contract.
- India 1992: Ever-married women age 13-49 who have been married more than once.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 who have have been married and did not know the year of their first marriage contract.
- Nepal 2001: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 who have have been married and did not know the year of their first marriage contract.
