Table 3: Socio-demographic characteristics of couples with no previous marriages.

Age Men (%) Women (%)
18-29 18.8 31.3
30-39 43.8 31.3
40-49 37.5 37.5
  100 100
Mean duration of union 12 years  
Education    
Below high school diploma 43.8 68.8
High school diploma or college 56.2 31.2
  100 100
Residential Background    
Urban 56.3 62.5
Rural 43.8 37.5
Circumstances of Meeting    
Within family 62.5  
Within neighborhood 6.3  
Education Institution, work place, parks and restaurants 31.2  
  100  
Total Number of Couples 16