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How common is living with the husband's parents after marriage in Pakistan?

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The often-cited 41.2% is historical, not a current newlywed rate. A 2017 study used Pakistan’s 1973 census sample of married women aged 15–34 living with a spouse; 41.21% lived with the husband’s mother. It did not use recent DHS data.

That selected group cannot estimate how many couples now live with either parent or in a joint family. A current answer needs contemporary household relationships and time-since-marriage data.

1973 censusdata behind the historical 41.21% figure; not a current rate
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Academic Research · 2017

Living with own or husband's mother in the household is associated with lower number of children: a cross-cultural analysis

Royal Society Open Science

Published 2017, using historical IPUMS census samples. Pakistan: 1973 census, 68,086 married women aged 15–34 living with a spouse; 41.21% lived with his mother. Not DHS or current newlywed data.

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