Volume 22 - Article 2 | Pages 29–62
Ethnic differences in transition to first marriage in Iran: The role of marriage market, women’s socio-economic status, and process of development
By Fatemeh Torabi, Angela Baschieri
Abstract
This paper, using data from the 2000 Iran Demographic and Health Survey and a range of time-varying district-level contextual information derived from the 1986 and 1996 censuses of Iran, applies a discrete time hazard model to study ethnic differences in women’s transition to first marriage. The model specification accounts for both spatial and temporal changes in the socio-economic context of transition to marriage. We found ethnic-specific responses on women’s marriage timing to changes in the socio-economic context between the mid 1970s and 2000. Some ethnic groups appear to be more resistant to change despite sharing similar changes in their socio-economic context.
Author's Affiliation
- Fatemeh Torabi - University of Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic Of) EMAIL
- Angela Baschieri - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom EMAIL
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