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I would have preferred fewer marriage costs, but my spouse and her family insisted on an expensive wedding and associated costs

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Partner Dynamics
Marriage: Perceptions & Practices

English wording

I would have preferred fewer marriage costs, but my spouse and her family insisted on an expensive wedding and associated costs

Response Options

  • Strongly Agree
  • Agree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly Disagree
  • Dk/Rf/Na
Countries it was asked in Year Language Who was asked Gender of who was asked
Croatia
2010
Serbo-croatian
ALL RESPONDENTS
men, women
Mexico
2009
Spanish
ALL RESPONDENTS
men, women
Sri Lanka
2013
Singhala Tamil
ALL RESPONDENTS
men

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