Table 5.

Types and distribution of first cousin unions in RYK population

Variable	First cousin marriage type				n	% in total marriages
	FBD	FSD	MBD	MSD
Tehsil
Sadiqabad	166	120	95	93	474	50.4
Rahim Yar Khan	107	90	64	81	342	57.2
Khanpur	76	72	68	71	287	49.7
Liaquatpur	1	3	0	5	9	15.8
Total	350	285	227	250	1112	51.1
Rural/urban origin
Rural	250	189	146	154	739	53.2
Urban	100	96	81	96	373	47.6
Mother tongue*
Punjabi	122	118	104	110	454	41.1
Saraiki	212	152	106	129	599	63.9
Education
Illiterate	157	125	86	106	474	57.3
Religious education/Madarsa	112	81	76	77	346	54.8
Literate	82	81	65	68	296	41.3

*Distribution was statistically significant