Table 1.

Percentage Distributions of Selected Marriage Characteristics (MDICP2)

Variable	Women	Men
Marriage Outcome
Divorced/separated	32.5	28.6a
Widowhood	7.0	4.3a
First Marriage	66.9	58.6
Marriage Cohort
1945–1979	23.0	27.9
1980–1989	29.9	27.0
1990–2001	47.1	45.2
Suspicion of Spousal Adultery (EMA)	33.2	14.5
Self-reported Adultery	2.5	19.5
Divorce Conditional on EMAb	37.4	67.7
Divorce Conditional on No EMAb	20.3	9.3
Age at Marriage (mean)	20.9	26.8
Age at First Marriage (mean)	17.8	22.5
Polygynyc	38.6	31.8
Husband had another wife/wives	21.8	17.3
Husband married an additional wife/wives	22.5	16.9
Age Difference Between the Spouses (husband > wife + 5 years)d	39.1	40.2
Ethnic Homogamy	72.0	71.9
Virilocal Residence	54.5	59.7
Coresidencee	81.3	87.8
Number of Marriages	2,337	1,826
Number of Individuals	1,563	1,075

^aBecause men were selected into the sample by virtue of their marital status, a higher proportion were married at the time of the survey. The reported percentages for the other variables may also vary between men and women because the table summarizes information for all marriages reported in the MDICP2 marriage history module and not just the current marriage.

^bPercentage of marriages that ended in divorce conditional on the suspicion of an extramarital affair (EMA), and the absence thereof (no EMA), calculated for marriages contracted within five years prior to the survey.

^cPolygynous marriages are defined as marriages in which the husband already had another wife/wives at the time of marriage and/or as unions in which the husband married an additional wife/wives during marriage.

^dPercentage of husbands who are more than five years older than their wives.

^eThe reasons for the absence of coresidence (in the same village) are difficult to ascertain. It may be related to polygyny, matriliny, labor migration, and/or a weakening nuptial bond.