Effect of age at first marriage, number of wives, and type of marital union on fertility
- 31 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Biosocial Science
- Vol. 11 (3) , 341-351
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932000012402
Abstract
Summary: This paper examines the effect of age at first marriage, number of wives and type of marital union on fertility among Yoruba females in Western Nigeria. The evidence indicates that age at first marriage and hunband's number of wives do not have a significant effect on completed fertility. Type of marital union, on the other hand, seems to have an effect on fertility. Women in de facto unions experience lower fertility than women in formal marriages.Keywords
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