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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Percentage of people aged 20-24 who married/in union before age 15<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Percentage of people aged 20-24 who married/in union before age 15<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Gender equality<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Child marriage<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Percentage of people aged 20-24 who married/in union before age 15.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> The number of persons age 20 to 24 who married before age 15 divided by the total number of persons age 20 to 24. Age at marriage is determined using the IPUMS AGEMARR variable, which indicates age at first marriage or consensual union: <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/AGEMARR#codes_section">Link</a>. Samples vary in treatment of consensual unions.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), Sub-national level 2 (geolev2)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1960, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>20 to 24 years old</em><br>Nativity: <em>Foreign-born, Native-born</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Race: <em>American Indian, Asian, Black, Brown (Brazil), Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indigenous, Japanese, Korean, Other, Other Asian, Vietnamese, White</em><br>Sex: <em>Female, Male</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
<strong>IPUMS:</strong> Age at first marriage is available only for persons in their first marriage or union in Argentina 2001. Indicator values have been calculated but caution should be used in cross-national comparisons involving this sample.<br></p> |