Citation
Nguyen Luc; Nguyen, Minh Thang; Swenson, Ingrid Elizabeth; & Pham Bich San (1993). Selected Determinants of Fertility in Vietnam: Age at Marriage, Marriage to First Birth Interval and Age at First Birth. Journal of Biosocial Science, 25(3), 303-310.Abstract
Data from the 4172 women aged 15-49 interviewed in the 1988 Vietnamese Demographic and Health Survey were used to examine age at marriage, marriage to first birth intervals and age at first birth. Differences between urban and rural areas, northern and southern provinces and by education of the women were analysed. The majority of the women had their first birth before age 20, but women with secondary education had a significantly higher age at first birth than those with little or no education, and women from the north had a significantly higher age at first birth than women from the south. Rural women and those with little or no education married at significantly younger ages than urban women and those with secondary education; these education effects were confirmed in a rural subsample of women. Women from rural areas and from the north had significantly shorter marriage to first birth intervals than urban women and those from the south, but there were no significant effects related to education.URL
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932000020642Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
1993Journal Title
Journal of Biosocial ScienceAuthor(s)
Nguyen LucNguyen, Minh Thang
Swenson, Ingrid Elizabeth
Pham Bich San