Female Perception of Cohabitation and Marriage in Metropolitan Arequipa

Analucía Torres Flor, Lila Cerellino Cernades, R. Rivera
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Background: During the last decades in Peru there have been greater demographic changes, like the remarkable increase in the number of cohabitating couples and the decrease of married ones. Therefore, this study aims to describe the perception of cohabitation and marriage between women in the city of Arequipa, Peru. Methods: 764 women between 18 and 66 years of age were randomly selected according to their socioeconomic level and they were surveyed with a questionnaire about cohabitation and marriage perception. The results indicated that the majority of evaluated women considered marriage important (82.5) because it is the most appropriate way to start living as a couple (35.2%) and it is a legally recognized institution (31.3%), among other reasons. Furthermore, the majority of women do not consider cohabitation as more convenient than getting married (65.8%) and mostly reported that cohabitation is a type of relationship in which members mutually support each other (97.5%), that is exclusive between two people (97%) and in which expenses and duties are shared (95.9%). Conclusion: For a great percentage of cohabiters and single women from the sample, marriage is important. The majority of women do not consider cohabitation more convenient than getting married. The women that considered cohabitation more convenient, pointed two main reasons: knowing if the couple is getting along and knowing the couple well. Less than the 10% of these women believe that cohabitation is a step prior to marriage. Regarding the perception of marriage compared to cohabitation, for the vast majority of women, the perception of cohabitation is similar to the characteristics of marriage.  
大都市阿雷基帕女性对同居和婚姻的看法
背景:在过去的几十年里,秘鲁发生了更大的人口变化,比如同居夫妇数量的显著增加和已婚夫妇数量的减少。因此,本研究旨在描述秘鲁阿雷基帕市女性对同居和婚姻的看法。方法:按社会经济水平随机抽取764名年龄在18 ~ 66岁的女性,对其进行同居和婚姻认知问卷调查。调查结果显示,大多数接受评估的女性(82.5%)认为婚姻很重要,因为它是作为夫妻开始生活的最合适的方式(35.2%),它是法律认可的制度(31.3%),以及其他原因。此外,大多数女性不认为同居比结婚更方便(65.8%),大多数女性认为同居是一种相互支持的关系(97.5%),是两个人之间的排他性关系(97%),以及分担费用和责任(95.9%)。结论:对于样本中很大比例的同居女性和单身女性来说,婚姻很重要。大多数女性并不认为同居比结婚更方便。认为同居更方便的女性指出了两个主要原因:知道夫妻双方是否相处得很好,了解夫妻双方。这些女性中只有不到10%的人认为同居是结婚前的一步。关于对婚姻和同居的看法,对于绝大多数女性来说,对同居的看法与婚姻的特点相似。
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