Socio-Economic Determinants of Age at First Marriage Among Women and Early Marriage Woman IN West Sumatera

Putri, Dewi Zaini and Nelonda, Selli (2016) Socio-Economic Determinants of Age at First Marriage Among Women and Early Marriage Woman IN West Sumatera. In: Proceeding International Conference Local wisdom for Re-Thinking Global Solutions, 21-23 September 2016, Padang.

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Abstract

The purposes of this study is to analyze the determinants of age of first marriage of women and determinants of early marriage in West Sumatera by using Data SUSENAS 2014. This research use multiple linear regression analysis to analyze the effect of vector characteristics of individuals and households to the age of the first marriage of women in West Sumatera and logistic regression analysis to analyze the individual characteristics and the characteristics of the parents as a determinant of early marriage in West Sumatra. The study found that women's education, women working status, region of residence, household welfare level views of the use of fuel for cooking, and poverty have significantly influence the age of first marriage in West Sumatera. The decision to get early marriage influenced by individual characteristics, parents and household. This research found that the region of residence, education of head of household and the number of household members partially have significantly influence to the decision early marriage girls aged 15-20 years in West Sumatera , while the level of education of girls aged 15-20 years, the ratio of food expenditure, the work of parents, parental employment and home ownership status had no significantly effect on the decision to get Marriage early of women aged 15-20 years in West Sumatera

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