Determinants of age at marriage: A community based retrospective report of women in Manipur

Pages: 183-187
N. Sanajaoba Singh (Directorate of Census Operations, Porompat, Manipur )
L. Hemochandra (School of Social Science, CPGS, CAU, Barapani )

The purpose of this study is to examine various socio-economic and demographic factors affecting age at marriage among Manipuri women. For this purpose a cross sectional as well as community based study was conducted through cluster sampling in four districts of Manipur Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur. The aim of this study is to identify factors affecting age at marriage among women in Manipur. Univariate, bivariate and logistic regression were employed to examine the relationship between age at marriage and selected background variables. The mean age at marriage is 22.19 years and nearly 16.7% of women are married before 18 years. The findings from logistics regressions indicate that among the six variables of interst, only three factors religion, educational level and age at menarche are the most important determinants of age at marriage in Manipur. The finding of this study may have some policy implication that would help the planners and policy makers of the government to take necessary steps in achieving female age at marriage as high as possible.