IPUMS DHS: descr: MARLEGALAGEF

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MARLEGALAGEF (MARLEGALAGEF)

Minimum legal age of marriage for females

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Codes and Frequencies

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An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample

Code	Label	india 92
02	2	X
03	3	X
04	4	X
05	5	X
06	6	X
07	7	X
08	8	X
09	9	X
10	10	X
11	11	X
12	12	X
13	13	X
14	14	X
15	15	X
16	16	X
17	17	X
18	18	X
19	19	X
20	20	X
21	21	X
22	22	X
23	23	X
24	24	X
25	25	X
26	26	X
Code	Label	india 92
27	27	X
28	28	X
29	29	X
30	30	X
31	31	·
32	32	·
33	33	·
34	34	·
35	35	X
36	36	·
37	37	·
38	38	·
39	39	·
40	40	X
98	Don't know	X
99	Missing	X

Comparability — Index

GENERAL

India

Comparability

MARLEGALAGEF has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

MARLEGALAGEF is a country-specific variable not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Comparability — India [top]

According to the DHS Final Report for India 1992, the minimum legal marriage age for that country has changed over time. Per India's Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1978, the minimum legal age for females to marry was 18 years.

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