Only in the oldest age groups 45-499 years in women, 50-54 years in men) is there more than a 10% difference, thereby supporting our contention that the data demonstrate consistency in the way that marital data is operationalised in ACDIS, and that there is no evidence of substantive social desirability bias in reports of marriage in this population.
But speaking of the men in the sect, and the reports of marriages between older men and under-age girls that the state said had led to the raid, she had nothing but contempt.
Five years ago, Dr. Ober reported from a study of marriages in a Hutterite community that there were fewer close M.H.C. gene matches than would be expected by chance.
It also suggests that reporting of non-marriage is consistent across different types of survey design, as well as being robust despite the lack of specific instructions about the question to enumerators in the 2001 Census.
Only once did this sunny disposition crack, when he displayed a copy of the National Enquirer, denounced its report of his marriage difficulties as "lies", and challenged them to sue.
The AP reported his discussion of marriage and the family was "an allusion to gay marriage in a country that recently legalized same-sex marriage across the land".
Horrific reports of mass marriages involving insurgents are slowly leaking into the press, only adding to the misery of families frustrated with the apparent inaction of the government.
He also made reference to reports of plural marriages among Muslims in Canada before concluding, "There is no evidence that it is a widespread or mainstream phenomenon".
Each issue is packed full of interesting information - as well as reports of births, marriages and deaths, and the hiring and retiring of employees, the journal follows the social activity of staff working at the newspapers.
However – and possibly as a response to the nation's exacting cultural mores – reports of unusual marriages such as Noah's have surged in the past few months, from small villages in Aceh to the capital city of Jakarta.
