Intimate partner violence against women in rural Vietnam - different socio-demographic factors are associated with different forms of violence: Need for new intervention guidelines?

Table 1 Socio-demographic and psychosocial factors of respondents and their husbands. N = 883

Variables	N	%
*Respondents*
1. Age groups
17–29	200	22.6
30–45	406	46.0
46–60	277	31.4
2. Education
High School & Higher Education (>= 10 years)	134	15.2
Secondary school (6 – 9 years)	560	63.4
Primary School (< 6 years)	189	21.4
3. Occupation
Agriculture labour	761	86.2
Other (hired labour, breeding farmer, tailors, construction assistants, etc...)	122	13.8
*Husbands/Partners*
4. Age groups
20–29	108	12.5
30–45	442	51.0
46–77	316	36.5
5. Education
High School & Higher Education (>= 10 years)	180	22.0
Secondary school (6–9 years)	481	58.6
Primary School (< 6 years)	159	19.4
6. Working specifics
Professional	171	22.0
Semi-skilled	35	4.5
Unskilled	573	73.5
7. Husbands having more than one wife/partner
No	710	84.5
Yes	130	15.5
*Households*
8. HH Income per year
< 288 USD	176	20.0
288 – 570 USD	353	40.1
> 570 USD	351	39.9
9. Number of children
No children	16	1.8
(From) 1–2 children	466	53.5
(From) 3 children and more	389	44.7

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