Table 2 Participants鈥� thoughts on marriage
From: Young people鈥檚 attitudes toward marriage, gender roles, and related factors
Thoughts | n | % |
|---|---|---|
How did your parents get married? | 听 | 听 |
Arranged marriage, without prior knowledge of each other | 254 | 23.5 |
Arranged meeting and mutual approval | 520 | 48.1 |
Met each other and agreed to marry | 268 | 24.8 |
Elopement | 40 | 3.7 |
How should a marriage decision be made? | 听 | 听 |
Couples should decide together | 743 | 68.7 |
Parents and relatives should decide together | 5 | 0.5 |
Parents and couples should decide together | 334 | 30.9 |
Factors affecting the decision to marry* | 听 | 听 |
Completion of individual education | 787 | 72.7 |
Economic independence | 823 | 76.1 |
Attainment of marriageable age | 785 | 72.6 |
Having a recognized profession | 669 | 61.8 |
Reaching physical maturity | 686 | 63.4 |
Fulfillment of dowry needs | 155 | 14.3 |
Distribution of authority between spouses | 听 | 听 |
There should be no authority between spouses | 206 | 19.0 |
Woman should have the authority | 46 | 4.3 |
Man should have authority | 50 | 4.6 |
Decisions must be made jointly | 780 | 72.1 |
Causes of family problems* | 听 | 听 |
Chronic diseases | 123 | 11.4 |
Affair | 790 | 73.0 |
Abuse (economic, physical, sexual) | 614 | 56.7 |
Unemployment | 489 | 45.2 |
Bad habits (smoking, alcohol, substance abuse, gambling, etc.) | 636 | 58.8 |
Economic difficulties | 589 | 54.4 |
Infertility | 422 | 39.0 |
Children | 268 | 24.8 |
Cultural differences | 557 | 51.5 |
Social differences | 457 | 42.2 |
What is your opinion about marriage? | 听 | 听 |
I am afraid of marriage | 421 | 38.9 |
I am not afraid of marriage | 661 | 61.1 |
Relationship status | 听 | 听 |
No relationship | 637 | 58.9 |
In a relationship | 426 | 39.4 |
Engaged | 9 | 0.8 |
Married | 10 | 0.9 |
How does news about domestic violence affect your views on marriage? | 听 | 听 |
It makes me feel disenchanted with marriage | 790 | 73.0 |
I believe women are at fault | 46 | 4.3 |
I think problems will decrease with a love marriage | 219 | 20.2 |
I believe having children will reduce the problem of violence | 27 | 2.5 |