Early 40s and still unmarried: A continuing trend in Thailand

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-116

  Williams, Lindy ^a   Guest, Philip ^b   Varangrat, Anchalee ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Late marriage; Marriage; Marriage avoidance; Marriage delay; Non marriage; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; MARRIAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 33749443274     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715206065379     Document Type: Article

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