India - Survey on Level of Living of TRIBALS July-June 1988-89, NSS 44th Round

Column (6) will be filled in, if the household performed any ceremony connected with the marriage of a male and/or female member [i. e. if the code in col. (3) is 3 or 4]. According to tribal customs the bridegroom has to pay a price to the bride's household for marrying the girl as opposed to the practice among the non- tribals to pay to the bridegroom's household by the bride's household. In case of a marriage of a female/male member it is to be enquired whether bridegroom/bribe price has been paid by the household, if not, code 4 will be entered in this column. In case a payment has been made, it is to be further investigated whether the payment was made fully in cash or fully in kind (say, land, livestock etc.) or partly in cash and partly in kind. Depending upon the situation code 1 or 2 or 3 will be entered in this column.