| Item type |
Conference or Workshop Item |
| Subjects |
300 Social sciences > 305 Social groups |
| Division/Agency |
LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
| Keywords |
Nuptiality, Fertility, Contraceptive use, Family planning, MPFS-5 |
| Additional Information |
This slide have been presented at the 3rd Asian Population Association (APA) Conference in Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 27 July 2015. |
| Abstract |
The current marital trend status shows more than 90 % are currently married while the percentage of divorce or separation is increasing. Next, current marital status by age group in 2014 showed that 93.1 % is currently married and 5.3 % among women 20-24 are divorce or separated. This paper discuss about nuptiality, fertility and contraceptive use from preliminary finding of the Fifth Malaysian Population and Family Survey (MPFS-5) 2014. |
