How is education associated with cousin marriage in Pakistan?
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Pakistan DHS tables show that marriage to relatives is generally less common among women with higher education than among women with no schooling, but it remains present at every education level. Education may widen social networks, delay marriage and increase individual involvement in choosing a spouse; it also tracks urban residence and household wealth. Because these factors move together, the survey establishes association rather than proving that education itself causes families to abandon cousin marriage. Province and family history remain important sources of variation.
Sources used
Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017–18
National Institute of Population Studies and The DHS Program
National survey evidence for marriage timing, women, households and health indicators.View sourceConsanguineous marriage and its association with women’s paid work in Pakistan
Social Science & Medicine, indexed by PubMed
Peer-reviewed analysis of 15,068 women in Pakistan DHS data, including consanguinity patterns and correlates.View source