Table 2: Socio-demographic description of the sample couples.

Age Male (%) Female (%)
18-29 11.1 37
30-39 44.4 37
40-49 18.5 25.9
50 and above 25.9 0
  100 100
Mean 40.5 32.4
Duration of Union (Years)    
5-Jan 55.6  
6 and more 44.4  
  100  
Mean 8.9  
Pre-Union Status    
Never-married 59.3 74.1
Divorced from permanent marriage 14.8 18.5
Widow 3.7 7.4
Married (polygamy) 22.2 0
  100 100
Education    
Less than high school 29.7 55.6
High school 40.7 22.2
Some college 29.6 22.2
  100 100
     
Residential Background    
Urban 40.7 40.7
Rural 59.3 59.3
  100 100
Circumstances of Meeting    
Within family 40.7  
Within neighborhood 25.9  
Education Institution, work place, parks and restaurants 33.4  
  100  
Total Number of Couples 27