This measure uses 6 self-reported items from the second round of the Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS) Women's Questionnaire. IHDS is a nationally representative, multi-dimensional survey conducted across India. This measure captures information about women’s marital history including age at marriage and menstrual history relative to marriage. 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 https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/DSDR/idhs-II-data-guide.html
Geographies Tested: India
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
Now, I would like to ask you some questions about marriage arrangements at the time of your [present] marriage…
1. How old were you when you got married?
Response Options:
________ [Age in years]
2. Which month and year was this?
Response options:
________ [Month]
________ [YEAR]
3. How old were you when you first started living with your husband (had gauna)?
Response Options:
________ [Age in years]
4. Which month and year was this?
Response Options:
________ [Month]
________ [YEAR]
5. And how old were you when you first started having your periods?
Response Options:
________ [Age in years]
6. Was this…
Response Options:
Before your (first) marriage = 1
After your (first) marriage but before your gauna = 2
More than one month but less than one year = 3
More than one year = 4
Since childhood = 5
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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