PROSPERED Dataset: Minimum Age for Marriagehttps://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/O7EGGPNandi, ArijitIlona VincentEfe AtabayHarvard Dataverse2018-05-082022-08-02T13:42:45ZThis dataset captures the minimum age at which boys and girls can legally marry. It also identifies whether exceptions can be made to minimum age laws. The database is coded for girls and for boys separately, so it is possible to analyze gender. Scope: For the minimum age and minimum age with parental consent variables, longitudinal data is available for every year between 1995 and 2012 for the 121 countries that have been surveyed by either the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) or the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) at least once between those dates. Variables on other exceptions to minimum age of marriage are not available for the years 1995 to 1998.LawMedicine, Health and Life SciencesSocial Scienceschild marriagechild protectionmarriage lawEnglishMaswikwa B, Richter L, Kaufman J, Nandi A. Minimum marriage age laws, child marriage rates and adolescent birth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2015; 41(2). 58-68., doi, 10.1363/4105815, https://www.guttmacher.org/journals/ipsrh/2015/07/minimum-marriage-age-laws-and-prevalence-child-marriage-and-adolescent-birthArthur M, Earle A, Raub A, Vincent I, Atabay E, Latz I, Kranz G, Nandi A & Heymann J. Child Marriage Laws around the World: Minimum Marriage Age, Legal Exceptions, and Gender Disparities. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy Vol. 39, Iss. 1, November 2017., doi, 10.1080/1554477X.2017.1375786Atabay E, Vincent I, Raub A, Heymann J, Nandi A. Data Resource Profile: PROSPERED Longitudinal Social Policy Databases. International Journal of Epidemiology 2019, 1743–1743g., doi, 10.1093/ije/dyz153, https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/48/6/1743/55373472018-05-08Nandi, Arijit2018-03-211999-01-012012-01-01Nandi, Arijit;Ilona Vincent;Efe Atabay, 2018, "PROSPERED Dataset - Breastfeeding breaks legislation in DHS countries 1995-2013", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WWLQKQ, Harvard Dataverse, DRAFT VERSION, UNF:6:Oh9mpTy1xv7z3CGQFfJxcA== [fileUNF]Nandi, Arijit;Ilona Vincent;Efe Atabay, 2018, "PROSPERED Dataset: Maternity leave policy in DHS countries 1995-2013", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SCZU92, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:o8R1dbEPQBcC1ztUrBx4/w== [fileUNF]Nandi, Arijit;Ilona Vincent;Efe Atabay, 2018, "PROSPERED Dataset: Minimum wage policy for DHS countries 1999-2013", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MCW60Q, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:/hcjETcQG/QHbmztRJJ+iA== [fileUNF]Longitudinal policyCC0 1.0