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Table 1 Overview of the distribution of the dependent and main independent variable

From: Association between gap in spousal education and domestic violence in India and Bangladesh

Variables (n) values

ALL

BAN

IND

 

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Education gap (69,298)

Husband higher educated

35.1 (24,306)

26.7 (1,116)

35.6 (23,190)

Wife higher educated

10.5 (7,293)

21.9 (916)

9.8 (6,377)

No gap-high education

31.5 (21,834)

19.5 (818)

32.3 (21,016)

No gap-low education

22.9 (15,865)

31.9 (1,337)

22.3 (14,528)

Violence index (69,771)

   

No violence experienced

68.6 (47,889)

52.1 (2,185)

69.7 (45,704)

Only less severe violence experienced

21.7 (15,134)

32.1 (1,347)

21.0 (13,787)

Severe violence experienced

9.7 (9,748)

15.8 (662)

9.3 (6,086)

Respondent’s educational level (69,799)

No education

38.6 (26,935)

31.9 (1,337)

39.0 (25,598)

Primary education

16.2 (11,302)

30.5 (1,280)

15.3 (10,022)

Secondary education

36.3 (25,347)

30.0 (1,258)

36.7 (24,089)

Higher

8.9 (6,215)

7.6 (318)

9.0 (5,897)

  1. Overall (ALL; n = 69,805), in Bangladesh 2007 (BAN; n = 4,195), and in India 2005/06 (IND; n = 65,610).