Table 1.
Cumulative probabilities of teen marriage by birth cohort (1957–1984)
| 3-year birth cohort | Mean marriage age | Median marriage age | Age first married (%) | N (weighted) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 and below | 16 and below | 17 and below | 18 and below | 19 and below | Not married by 20 | ||||
| 1957–1959 | 21.78 | 21 | 1.29% | 3.71% | 10.42% | 21.89% | 31.14% | 68.86% | 525 |
| 1960–1962 | 22.51 | 22 | 0.56% | 1.81% | 6.58% | 16.53% | 24.40% | 75.60% | 767 |
| 1963–1965 | 22.04 | 22 | 1.40% | 1.73% | 7.51% | 16.77% | 27.55% | 72.45% | 779 |
| 1966–1968 | 21.43 | 21 | 0.98% | 2.88% | 9.35% | 20.46% | 31.17% | 68.83% | 702 |
| 1969–1971 | 21.91 | 21 | 0.39% | 1.11% | 6.41% | 14.71% | 29.82% | 70.18% | 696 |
| 1972–1973 | 21.22 | 20 | 0.67% | 1.87% | 9.82% | 22.41% | 39.56% | 60.44% | 403 |
| 1974–1977 | 20.79 | 20 | 3.18% | 8.91% | 18.36% | 28.50% | 38.90% | 61.10% | 804 |
| 1978–1980 | 20.16 | 20 | 3.33% | 10.18% | 16.99% | 25.62% | 35.33% | 64.67% | 665 |
| 1981–1984 | 19.68 | 20 | 2.14% | 5.82% | 12.84% | 19.80% | 27.67% | 72.33% | 1,073 |
| Total obs | 6,414 | ||||||||
Source 2006 AZ-DHS. Notes N indicates the total number of women in the sample weighted using provided sample weights. Cohorts of women who reached teen ages during the conflict years are highlighted in bold