Table 1 Sociodemographic profile, experience of spousal coercive control, and forms of intimate partner violence for 66, 013 ever-married women aged 15-49 years, India, 2015–16
Demographic profile | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Marital status | ||
 Currently married | 62716 | (95) |
 Widowed/Separated/Divorced |   3297 | (5) |
Age (Years) | ||
 15–24 | 10489 | (16) |
 25–34 | 27568 | (42) |
 35–49 | 27956 | (42) |
Number of living children | ||
 0 |   6136 | (9) |
 1 | 12610 | (19) |
 2 | 22842 | (35) |
 3+ | 24425 | (37) |
Education | ||
 No education | 22028 | (34) |
 Primary |   9669 | (14) |
 Secondary | 28187 | (43) |
 Higher |   6129 | (9) |
Women employment | ||
 Not working | 49355 | (75) |
 Currently working | 16658 | (25) |
Husband education | ||
 No education | 12776 | (19) |
 Primary |   9854 | (15) |
 Secondary | 34597 | (53) |
 Higher |   8579 | (13) |
Husband’s occupation | ||
 Not employed |   2674 | (4) |
 Non-agriculture | 20849 | (32) |
 Agriculture | 22363 | (34) |
 Skilled and unskilled manual | 19399 | (30) |
Husband consume alcohol/drug | 20891 | (32) |
 Place of residence | ||
  Urban | 19469 | (29) |
  Rural | 46544 | (71) |
 Caste | ||
  Scheduled caste | 11686 | (19) |
  Scheduled tribe | 12108 | (19) |
  Other backward castes | 25574 | (41) |
  General caste | 13449 | (21) |
 Religion | ||
  Hindu | 49546 | (75) |
  Muslim |   8614 | (13) |
  Other religion |   7814 | (12) |
 Wealth index | ||
  Poorest | 12838 | (20) |
  Poorer | 13992 | (21) |
  Middle | 13790 | (21) |
  Richer | 13142 | (20) |
  Richest | 12251 | (19) |
Any coercive control by spouse | 31448 | (48) |
 Husband/partner jealous if respondent talks with other men | 16320 | (25) |
 Husband/partner does not trust the respondent with money | 15307 | (23) |
 Husband/partner insists on knowing where the respondent is | 12971 | (20) |
 Husband/partner does not permit the respondent to meet female friends | 12776 | (19) |
 Husband/partner tries to limit the respondent’s contact with the family |   9457 | (14) |
 Husband/partner accuses respondent of unfaithfulness |   5268 | (8) |
Any intimate partner violence (emotional, physical, sexual) in past 12 months | 16674 | (25) |
 Emotional IPV |   6944 | (11) |
 Physical IPV | 14158 | (22) |
 Sexual IPV |   3581 | (5) |
All | 66013 | (100) |