Table 1 Descriptive Statistics on Study Variables
From: Child marriage and psychological well-being in Niger and Ethiopia
Variables | % or Means (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Niger (n = 2463) | Ethiopia (n = 3501) | |
Current Age | 28.80 (7.33) | 29.70 (7.44) |
Schooling | 13.39 | 35.77 |
Employed | 3.15 | 14.29 |
No of Children | 3.70 (2.37) | 3.57 (2.13) |
Polygamy | 24.04 | 8.63 |
Spousal Age Difference | 10.82 (7.10) | 7.06 (5.56) |
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) | 10.77 | 29.71 |
Overall Psychological Well-being | 71.02 (22.02) | 66.35 (22.73) |
Anxiety (ANX) | 76.59 (25.16) | 71.65 (29.32) |
Depression (DEP) | 75.62 (27.27) | 80.66 (23.09) |
Self-Control (SC) | 72.67 (23.95) | 68.21 (27.37) |
Vitality (VT) | 65.52 (26.44) | 57.83 (24.58) |
Positive Well-being (PWB) | 63.92 (20.39) | 59.76 (20.80) |
General Health (GH) | 69.40 (28.09) | 70.90 (27.50) |
Married at 12 or before | 5.24 | 6.78 |
Married at 13 | 5.95 | 3.69 |
Married at 14 | 13.75 | 8.65 |
Married at 15 | 28.89 | 17.77 |
Married at 16 | 14.5 | 12.70 |
Married at 17 | 12.32 | 12.56 |
Married at 18 or later | 19.36 | 37.85 |