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Summary
The Dixon model, which assesses the factors responsible for a rise in marriage age, has been applied to a number of Hong Kong women, aged from 20 to 24 in 1973, who were interviewed in depth. Four of them have delayed marriage due to the unavailability of mates, in particular the new marriage style and difficulty of locating a companionable mate. For 21 marriage was not economically feasible. Three anticipated they would lose too many opportunities by early marriage which was consequently undesirable at that time; only one sought to gain opportunities by a young marriage. All three factors work in concert to some extent. The age structure contributes to women's participation in the labour force and they could meet neither their obligations to their families nor to themselves by marrying early. Delayed marriage enhances women's status, and is an attractive policy for the developing world.
Paper delivered at the symposium of recipients of grants under the Program in Support of Legal and Social Science Research on Population Policy, sponsored by the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, Bellagio Study and Conference Centre, Bellagio, Italy, 2–6 May 1975. I wish to thank the Program for the generous assistance which made this research possible. The Programme of International Studies, University of Toronto, also provided funds for the initial exploration of this research problem. Helpful comments on earlier drafts were given by participants of the Bellagio conference, and by Ruth Dixon, Nancy Howell, Louise Tilly, Margery Topley, and David Yaukey. The generosity of the Hong Kong Department of Census and Vital Statistics in making available unpublished census and registration tabulations is gratefully acknowledged.
Paper delivered at the symposium of recipients of grants under the Program in Support of Legal and Social Science Research on Population Policy, sponsored by the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, Bellagio Study and Conference Centre, Bellagio, Italy, 2–6 May 1975. I wish to thank the Program for the generous assistance which made this research possible. The Programme of International Studies, University of Toronto, also provided funds for the initial exploration of this research problem. Helpful comments on earlier drafts were given by participants of the Bellagio conference, and by Ruth Dixon, Nancy Howell, Louise Tilly, Margery Topley, and David Yaukey. The generosity of the Hong Kong Department of Census and Vital Statistics in making available unpublished census and registration tabulations is gratefully acknowledged.
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Paper delivered at the symposium of recipients of grants under the Program in Support of Legal and Social Science Research on Population Policy, sponsored by the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, Bellagio Study and Conference Centre, Bellagio, Italy, 2–6 May 1975. I wish to thank the Program for the generous assistance which made this research possible. The Programme of International Studies, University of Toronto, also provided funds for the initial exploration of this research problem. Helpful comments on earlier drafts were given by participants of the Bellagio conference, and by Ruth Dixon, Nancy Howell, Louise Tilly, Margery Topley, and David Yaukey. The generosity of the Hong Kong Department of Census and Vital Statistics in making available unpublished census and registration tabulations is gratefully acknowledged.