TABLE 1.

Weighted mean ± SE age (years) of men and women stratified by location (rural or urban) for each cycle

	Cycle 1		Cycle 2		Cycle 3		Cycle 4
Location	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
Rural	36.2±0.5	35.1±0.5	36.1±0.2	35.7±0.5	38.8±0.5	37.9±0.5	39.8±0.5	39.4±0.5
Urban	33.8±0.3	36.2±0.3	35.7±0.3	38.2±0.3	38.0±0.3	40.0±0.3	38.4±0.3	41.1±0.3
Total	34.2±0.2	36.0±0.2	35.8±0.2	37.8±0.2	37.3±0.2	39.3±0.2	38.7±0.3	40.8±0.3

Cycle 1 of the National Population Health Survey was conducted in 1994/1995, cycle 2 in 1996/1997, cycle 3 in 1998/1999 and cycle 4 in 2000/2001