Item type |
Article |
Subjects |
300 Social sciences > 305 Social groups |
Division/Agency |
LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
Keywords |
Delayed marriage, Age at marriage, Ethnicity, Malaysian Population and Family Survey, Women |
Additional Information |
The original publication is available at www.ijie.um.edu.my
National Population and Family Development Board (NPFDB), No.12B, Bangunan LPPKN,
Jalan Raja Laut,
50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Corresponding author. Faculty of Business and Economics,
Lembah Pantai, 50603 University of
Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Email: teynp@um.edu.my |
Abstract |
This paper aims to examine the correlates of age at first marriage and the consequences of late marriage. Data for this paper were drawn from the 2014 Malaysian Population and Family Survey. Simple cross- tabulation and multiple classification analysis were used for the analysis. Age at marriage of women varied across socioeconomic groups. |