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International Journal of
Population Studies Marital dissolution in India

Table 5. Region‑wise prevalence of martial dissolution among ever‑married women of reproductive age group (15 – 49 years) by
background characteristics in India (NFHS 2019 – 2021)
Background characteristics North Central East Northeast West South
Total sample size 69,858 120,058 121,381 18,898 73,686 107,724
Birth cohort
1969 – 1979 0.86 0.94 1.49 1.98 2.03 2.98
1980 – 1989 1.02 1.09 1.2 2.09 2.11 2.51
1990 – 1999 0.93 1.02 1.06 1.92 1.76 1.49
2000 – 2006 1.4 0.99 0.81 1.92 1.22 0.56
Current age
15 – 24 0.98 1.01 0.8 1.84 1.47 1.08
25 – 34 0.94 1.06 1.26 2.06 1.91 1.91
35+ 0.96 0.99 1.37 2.01 2.15 2.9
Age at first cohabitation (years)
<18 0.95 0.94 1.01 1.85 2.23 2.54
18 – 21 0.79 0.95 1.11 1.85 1.47 1.96
22 – 29 1.12 1.3 1.93 2.39 2.29 2.26
>30 3.25 3.95 6.61 2.32 3.94 5.85
Number of sons
None 2.38 2.58 2.44 3.00 3.71 3.74
One 0.65 0.72 0.93 1.8 1.58 1.89
Two 0.4 0.4 0.54 1.15 0.92 1.29
Three or more 0.41 0.3 0.39 1.15 1.42 1.02
Consanguineous marriage
No 0.96 1.04 1.19 2.00 2.02 2.50
Yes 0.92 0.83 1.32 1.91 1.55 1.72
Declared infecundity
No 0.91 0.97 1.15 1.87 1.87 2.11
Yes 3.06 3.59 4.33 6.25 5.42 9.11
Social groups
SC 1.2 1.15 1.13 1.73 3.65 2.65
ST 0.68 1.48 1.44 3.25 2.13 2.32
OBC 0.91 0.93 0.9 1.42 1.49 2.32
None of them 0.87 0.86 1.45 1.43 1.7 1.67
Religion
Hindu 0.88 0.96 1.11 1.31 1.79 2.29
Muslim 1.02 1.4 1.61 1.9 2.43 2.36
Christian 4.65 2.75 1.45 5.02 1.79 2.45
Others 1.27 1.41 1.73 3.15 3.65 0.6
Educational attainment
No education 0.87 1.02 1.33 2.17 2.47 3.4
Primary 0.93 1.02 1.13 1.93 1.99 2.24
Secondary 1.69 1.27 0.7 2.56 1.39 1.71
Higher 1.15 1.02 1.37 2.01 1.35 1.34
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