<![CDATA[Abstract. The behavior of early marriage in Indonesia is still high and most prevalent in rural areas. In addition to violating the law, a marriage performed before reaching 19 years also has many negative effects. One of them is the death of the mother and the baby. Using data from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017, this study aims to analyze the determinants of early marriages in rural areas in Indonesia. The response variable used is binary categorical data, namely the status of early marriage and not early marriage, so we use a binary logistic regression. The steps performed on this model include estimates of parameters, parameter testing either simultaneously or partially, and a test of the goodness of fit. The results show that the variables of education level, internet access, and wealth index significantly affected early marriage status in rural areas in Indonesia in 2017. Based on the goodness of fit result, this model is proper for modeling early marriage behavior in Indonesia. The study results can be used as a reference for the government in formulating policies to overcome the problem of early marriage in rural areas in Indonesia. Keywords: early marriage, rural area, categorical response variable, binary logistic regression]]>
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