Description: Number of types of cousins (first and/or second cousins) a man is permitted to marry.
| Code # | Code |
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| 1 | Quadrilateral marriage, i.e., marriage allowed with any first cousin |
| 2 | Trilateral marriage, i.e., marriage allowed with any first cousin except an orthocousin or lineage mate |
| 3 | Two of four first cousins marriageable |
| 4 | One of four first cousins marriageable |
| 5 | Nonlateral marriage in which unions are forbidden with any first cousin but are permitted with any second cousin (or at least any who is not a lineage mate) |
| 6 | Nonlateral marriage in which all first cousins and some but not all second cousins are forbidden as spouses |
| 7 | Nonlateral marriage when evidence is available only for first cousins |
| 8 | Nonlateral marriage, i.e., unions forbidden with any first or second cousin |
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1 | Quadrilateral | 117 |
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2 | Trilateral | 25 |
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3 | Duolateral | 215 |
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4 | Unilateral | 49 |
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5 | Only second cousins | 64 |
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6 | Some second only | 13 |
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7 | No first cousins | 277 |
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8 | No first/second cousins | 282 |
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