Hussain R, Bittles A H
The University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
J Biosoc Sci. 2000 Oct;32(4):433-42. doi: 10.1017/s0021932000004338.
Using data derived from the 1992-1993 National Family Health Survey, the sociodemographic characteristics of consanguineous marriage were determined in the Muslim population of India. In this nationally representative sample of 8436 women, consanguineous marriages accounted for 22.0% of the total. No differences between the consanguineous and non-consanguineous groups were observed in terms of mean age at marriage or mean age at cohabitation. The study confirmed the negative association between consanguineous marriage and maternal education but also indicated that women in consanguineous unions were more likely to be employed, albeit mainly in agricultural work on behalf of the family. Consanguineous couples more frequently lived in smaller towns and in an extended family environment. Somewhat conflicting results were obtained with indicators of socioeconomic status, but the overall picture suggested that consanguineous households had greater access to consumer goods because of their larger number of co-resident persons.
利用1992 - 1993年全国家庭健康调查得出的数据，确定了印度穆斯林人口中近亲婚姻的社会人口学特征。在这个具有全国代表性的8436名女性样本中，近亲婚姻占总数的22.0%。近亲结婚组和非近亲结婚组在平均结婚年龄或平均同居年龄方面没有差异。该研究证实了近亲婚姻与母亲受教育程度之间的负相关关系，但也表明近亲结合的女性更有可能就业，尽管主要是代表家庭从事农业工作。近亲夫妇更常居住在较小的城镇和大家庭环境中。在社会经济地位指标方面获得了一些相互矛盾的结果，但总体情况表明，近亲家庭由于共同居住的人数较多，有更多机会获得消费品。
