MEAN AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE: WHERE ARE WE HEADING TO?

Erika KULCSÁR

Authors

Erika KULCSÁR Babeş-Bolyai University, erika.kulcsar@econ.ubbcluj.ro

Keywords:

variable, mean age at first marriage, differences, Kruskal – Wallis test, ANOVA.

Abstract

The birth and life of people within a society has a direct impact on beliefs, values and behaviour. Core beliefs and values, such as faith in the institution of marriage, are transmitted from one generation to the next. It is considered that following the direct way from school to the register office belongs to the past. Based on scientific works, this paper identified which are the factors that had an impact on people's attitude towards the institution of marriage. Furthermore, in this paper a detailed analysis of the changes is presented regarding the variable `Mean Age at First Marriage of Women and Men`. In the process of collecting secondary data, for the analyzed variable, credible databases have been used which are known worldwide. According to the results the following can be stated: only in case of Europe and Asia there is a significant difference among the years included in the analysis (1990, 2000, 2010), related to the Mean Age at First Marriage variable; in Africa and America the included years in the analysis do not represent a significant influence regarding Mean Age at First Marriage variable. Following ANOVA analysis was observed that both in Europe and Asia, as well as across Africa and America, the "country" is an independent factor significantly influencing the evolution of the indicator Mean Age at First Marriage. The "Conclusions" highlight the role of marketing in terms of the analyzed theme.

Author Biography

Erika KULCSÁR, Babeş-Bolyai University, erika.kulcsar@econ.ubbcluj.ro

Lecturer, Dr., Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University, erika.kulcsar@econ.ubbcluj.ro

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