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Did your marriage involve dowry / bride price payment?

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Partner Dynamics

Marriage: Perceptions & Practices

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Did your marriage involve dowry / bride price payment?

Response Options

Yes / Dowry
Yes / Bride Price
No Dowry / Bride Price

Countries it was asked in	Year	Language	Who was asked	Gender of who was asked
Nigeria	2014	English Hausa Igbo Yoruba	RESPONDENTS WITH STABLE PARTNER OR SPOUSE LIVING WITH THEM	men, women
Vietnam	2011	Vietnamese	RESPONDENTS WITH STABLE PARTNER OR SPOUSE LIVING WITH THEM	men

How was the wedding conducted?

Nicaragua, Nepal | 2011, 2017 More

Did your marriage involve dowry/bride price payment?

Egypt, Kuwait | 2016, 2018 More

Has all the dowry/bride price been paid for, or does some part still remain to be paid?

Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Kuwait | 2011, 2016, 2018 More

The cost of my marriage was a burden to me and my family

Afghanistan, Croatia, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Mexico | 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017 More

The cost of my marriage was a burden to my spouse and his family

Georgia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico | 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019 More