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Брачност и бракоразводност на етническите групи в България (по данни от последното преброяване на населението)
Marriage and divorce rate in Bulgaria by ethnicity

Author(s): Marta Sugareva
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките

Summary/Abstract: The marriage and divorce rate of the three main ethnical groups — Bulgarian, Turkish and Gipsy are reviewed on the base of the derived of the 1992 population census data. There are estimated the participation rate of the three ethnical groups according to the marital status; single, married, divorced and widows. The analysis confirms that the highest nuptality rate is assigned to the Gipsies and they are followed by the Turks when the Bulgarians takes the last place with the lowest marriage rate. The divorce rate is higher among the Gipsies of the younger age groups and it is highest among the Bulgarians of middle age. The Turks group has the lowest divorcity rate. Its marriage behaviour follows the older ethnical traditions. The Gipsies are also more concervatives regarding their culture and traditional marriage behaviour than the Bulgarians. ---------------- L'auteur examine les indicateurs de la nuptialité et de la divortialité dans les trois groupes ethniques principaux en Bulgarie — Bulgares, Turcs et Tsiganes, en se référant aux données du dernier recensement de la population (1992). Il présente les proportions des célibataires, mariés, veufs et divorcés dans les trois groupes ethniques. Les résultats de l'analyse: la nuptialité est la plus élevée chez les Tsiganes, suivis par les Turcs, les Bulgares occupant la dernière place. Quant à la divortialité, pour les jeunes âges, elle est la plus élevée chez les Tsiganes, et pour les âges moyens — chez les Bulgares. Elle est la plus basse dans le groupe ethnique turc qui, dans son comportement nuptial, est le plus fidèle à la tradition (ensuite viennent les Tsiganes et enfin les Bulgares).

  • Issue Year: 1995
  • Issue No: 1+2
  • Page Range: 113-123
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian
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