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efore 18 years of age because people would say something It was not nlce to have
an unmamed girl In the house Most (85 6%) consldered money to be the most
II lportant requlslte for a glrls milrnage
All of them felt that a boy should get marned after 25 years of age so that he will be
respons~ble enough to look after the famlly Many (55 6%) felt that havlng a job was
very essential for a boy to get rnarned while some (32 5%) felt that good conduct and
character were also necessary Some people consldered that hanng a slster In the
rnarnageable age was another reason for a boy not gettlng mamed
(11) Other ep~dem~olog~cal methods
Out of a total of 136 glrls between 15-18 years of age in the vlllage only 10 3% were
mamed and not a angle boy below 21 years was marned
jh) Cost analysis
(I) The average annual Income per famlly In the cohort was Rs 12 4531- (G53 0)
(11) Cost of illness
The average dlrect cost per eplsode of ~llness/chlld was Rs 111-(+1 5) There was no
slgnlflcant difference between glrls and boys (p > 0 05)
(111) Cost of oducatlon
The cost of educabon per chlldlyear was Rs 151- In the pnmary school level In the
mlddle and h~gh school levels the cost was Rs 502 50 and Rs 7541- respcztlvely