Table 1.
Acceptable age at marriage, mean (SD) | Post-marriage residence of couple, % | ||||||||||
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According to traditional law |
Common practice now |
According to traditional law |
Common practice now |
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N | Female | Male | Female | Male | Virilocal | Uxorilocal | Ambilocal/ neolocal |
Virilocal | Uxorilocal | Ambilocal/ neolocal |
|
Javanese | 118 | 16.3 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 0.16 | 0.66 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.52 | 0.35 |
(2.9) | (3.6) | (1.8) | (3.1) | ||||||||
Sundanese | 39 | 15.7 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 0.10 | 0.64 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 0.41 |
(1.7) | (2.4) | (2.4) | (3.0) | ||||||||
Balinese | 15 | 19.9 | 22.9 | 21.1 | 24.7 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.47 |
(2.5) | (3.4) | (2.3) | (4.1) | ||||||||
Banjar | 11 | 15.6 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 20.6 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
(1.9) | (3.1) | (2.1) | (2.8) | ||||||||
Batak | 10 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 24.6 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
(2.0) | (3.0) | (2.3) | (3.3) | ||||||||
Betawi | 9 | 16.4 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 23.3 | 0.22 | 0.67 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
(2.2) | (2.4) | (2.9) | (2.9) | ||||||||
Sasak | 9 | 16.6 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 21.7 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
(1.6) | (2.9) | (1.2) | (2.5) | ||||||||
Minangkabau | 7 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 19.0 | 21.4 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
(1.8) | (2.8) | (2.5) | (2.9) | ||||||||
Bugis | 6 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 20.8 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
(1.7) | (3.2) | (1.5) | (2.3) | ||||||||
Madurese | 5 | 16.0 | 18.4 | 17.0 | 19.4 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 |
(3.4) | (3.9) | (1.6) | (4.8) |
Source: Indonesia Family Life Survey (1997)