Abdelrahman, Abdelrahman Ibrahim2023-05-232023-05-231989-08-012007-11-27https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/44185Marriage is an important institution for both individuals and society as a whole. It is a significant event in the life cycle of individuals; for society at large it represents the creation of a new unit of production, consumption, distribution and exchange of goods and services. In most comparative studies of nuptiality it has been usual to characterize sub-Saharan pattern of marriage as “early and universal”. Early and virtually continuous marriage throughout a woman's reproductive years is also maintained by several related marriage customs including polygyny, levirate marriage, and bride wealth or bride price (van de Walle, 1968;Goldman and Pebley, 1986).AfricaSudanmarriagemarriage patternsmarriage customspolygynybridewealthbride wealthbride pricenuptialityfertilitySudan Fertility SurveydatasurveycensushouseholdsSub-Saharan Africamarital statusWorld Fertility Surveysmarital statuscohabitationagetimingregional variationsregional differencessinglenomadicage at first marriagemarital historymigrationmarital trendsWorking Paper