Analysis of Nuptiality Data through Life Table Approach

Nuptiality has a strong association with socio demographic and economical change in society. So, it has immense importance to study the female age at marriage in society. In rural India, mostly marriages take place at early ages. In this study, gross nuptiality tables for female nuptiality of rural population of Uttar Pradesh, India have been constructed for the five consecutive decades 1951–61, 1961–71, 1971–81, 198191 and 1991–2001. It is observed that nuptiality rates are changing with time. Initially, the rate is small at the age group of 10 and increase rapidly till reaches to maximum at the age group 20. We also calculate expected number of years of single life remaining to a single person at age x. It is also observed that the age at marriage is increasing as the time passes.