This measure uses 19 self-reported items from the second round of the Indian Human Development Survey(IHDS) Income and Social Capital Questionnaire. IHDS is a nationally representative, multi-dimensional survey conducted across India. This measure captures aspects of marital practices related to youth in a household. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original questionnaire located at here.
Geographies Tested: India
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
1. Is [Name] married? [COUNT MARRIED BUT NO GAUNA AS MARRIED]
Response Options:
No
Yes
2. Have you started talking about finding a match for [Name]?
Response Options:
No
Yes
3. Have any proposals been sent or received?
Response Options:
No
Yes
4. Has a match been fixed?
Response Options:
No
Yes
5. In how many months will the marriage take place?
Response Options:
________[MONTHS]
6. How old were [Name] when heshe got married?
Response Options:
________[YEARS]
7. Who chose [Name]'s husbandwife?
Response Options:
Youth himselfherself
Youth & parents Other relatives together
Parents other relatives
Others
8. Did [Name] have any say in choosing himher?
Response Options:
No
Yes
9. How much information did you have about the bride or groom before marriage?
Response Options:
Sufficient
Somewhat
Very little
Not necessary
10. What was the main source of information?
Response Options:
Relatives
Friend
Middlemen
Self
Others
11. In your opinion, what is a good age range for a BOY to get married?
Response Options:
________ [Minimum Years]
________ [Maximum Years]
12. In your opinion, what is a good age range for a GIRL to get married?
Response Options:
________ [Minimum Years]
________ [Maximum Years]
13. In your opinion, should sex education be given to young people?
Response options:
No
Yes
14. What is a good age to give sex education?
Response Options:
________ [Age]
15. Who should give it?
Response Options:
Parents Family
School
Friends
Spouse
Doctor Nurse
Others
16.When a marriage is arranged do you think..Kundli horoscope should be matched?
Response Options:
No
Yes
17. Do you expect to do kundli match when [NAME] gets married?
Response Options:
No
Yes
18. Blood test to be done to ensure partner is healthy?
Response Options:
No
Yes
19. Do you expect to do blood test when [NAME] gets married?
Response Options:
No
Yes
Not Applicable
Desai, S., & Vanneman, R. (2015). India Human Development Survey-II (IHDS-II). Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. https://doi. org/10.3886/ICPSR36151. v6.
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