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Marriage Patterns in Pakistan through Net Nuptiality Tables'-1968 & 1971

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  • NAUSHIN IFTIKHAR

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economies, Islamabad.)

  • MOHAMMAD AFZAL

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economies, Islamabad.)

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In studying the processes w.hich bring a?out changes ~n the sizt: an~ c~mposition of a population, an apprals.al of marn.age pattern.s IS o~ special slg~l1ficance because the age and rate of marnage format~on relate dlfectlr .to changes III population composition. In a society like Pakistan whe~e fertlhty takes place predominantly through the form~tion of f~milies by marna.ges, the frequency of m~rriages at different ages has direct beanng on the effectIve length f reproductive period. Thus, for getting a proper i~sight into the demographic ph~n0f!1ena, statistics on marriages are also of great lllterest to demographers along with lllformation on fertility, mortality and migration.

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  • Naushin Iftikhar & Mohammad Afzal, 1975. "Marriage Patterns in Pakistan through Net Nuptiality Tables'-1968 & 1971," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 14(2), pages 207-232.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:14:y:1975:i:2:p:207-232
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