Table 2 Summary of marital-related characteristics of ever-married (n = 407) study participants
Study variables | Male (n = 189) | Female (n = 218) | Total (n = 407) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ever get marital information (n = 407) |  |  |  |
 Yes | 80 (42.3) | 86 (39.4) | 166 (40.8) |
 No | 109 (57.7) | 132 (60.1) | 241 (59.2) |
Source of marriage information (n = 166) |  |  |  |
 Mass media | 7 (7.8) | 11 (11.3) | 18 (9.6) |
 Religious educators | 29 (32.2) | 30 (30.9) | 59 (31.6) |
 Family | 27 (30.0) | 19 (19.6) | 46 (24.6) |
 Friends | 13 (14.4) | 21 (21.6) | 34 (18.2) |
 Others | 14 (15.6) | 16 (16.5) | 30 (16.0) |
Inspiration to get married (n = 407) |  |  |  |
 Self | 109 (57.7) | 118 (54.1) | 2227 (55.8) |
 Family | 57 (30.2) | 61 (28.0) | 118 (29.0) |
 Friend | 16 (8.5) | 37 (17.0) | 53 (13.0) |
 Others | 7 (3.6) | 2 (0.9) | 9 (2.2) |
The main reason to get married (n = 407) |  |  |  |
 For financial security | 62 (15.2) | 31 (14.2) | 93 (22.9) |
 To get kids | 68 (36.0) | 82 (37.6) | 150 (36.9) |
 For companionship | 29 (15.3) | 59 (27.1) | 88 (21.6) |
 For social security | 29 (15.3) | 44 (20.2) | 73 (17.9) |
 Other reasons¶ | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.9) | 3 (0.7) |
Number of marriage(n = 407) |  |  |  |
 Once | 174 (92.1) | 191 (87.6) | 365 (89.7) |
 Twice | 14(7.4) | 26 (11.9) | 40 (9.8) |
 More than two times | 1(0.5) | 1(0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
Ever had a conflict (n = 407) |  |  |  |
 No | 94 (49.7) | 99 (45.4) | 193 (47.4) |
 Yes | 95 (50.3) | 119 (54.9) | 214 (52.6) |
Circumstances conflicts commonly occur in couples (n = 214) |  |  |  |
 Illnesses in the family | 29 (30.5) | 43 (36.1) | 72 (33.6) |
 During holidays | 36 (37.9) | 36 (30.3) | 72 (33.6) |
 During Pregnancy | 6 (6.3) | 16 (13.4) | 22 (10.3) |
 Making major decisions | 7 (7.4) | 10 (8.4) | 17 (7.9) |
 Others | 17 (17.9) | 14 (11.8) | 31 (14.5) |