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Socio-demographic factors in the marital status of older Ghanaians
Author(s)	J Adeku
Journal title	Southern African Journal of Gerontology, vol 8, no 1, April 1999
Pages	pp 14-18
Keywords	Marital status ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Older men ; Older women ; Ghana.
Annotation	Marriage patterns among older people in Ghana are examined in this paper, focusing on the extent to which patterns are influenced by variables such as urban or rural place of residence, and gender. The data used were obtained from the Ghana population censuses of 1960 and 1970, and 1984, and a survey conducted in 1991. Analysis of the data revealed significant differences: marital pattern was shown to differ by place of residence, gender, and age. High mortality rates among older men accounted for the gender differential seen in the proportion of the older population which was widowed. Remarriage was more prevalent among older men than older women. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-990824203 A
Classmark	SLM: F: BC: BD: 7MS
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