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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Respondents

From: Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence among ever-married men in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristics

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Age

  15-24

297

11.6

  25-34

981

38.3

  35+

1281

50.1

Residence

  Urban

564

22.0

  Rural

1995

78.0

Education

  No education

145

5.7

  Primary

1478

57.7

  Secondary+

936

36.6

Region

  Central

673

26.3

  Eastern

716

28.0

  Northern

514

20.0

  Western

657

25.7

Wealth status

  Poorest

482

18.8

  Poorer

496

19.4

  Middle

521

20.4

  Richer

561

21.9

  Richest

499

19.5

Children ever born

  None

158

6.0

  1-4

1193

47.0

  5+

1208

47.0

Type of earnings from a man’s work

  Not paid

525

20.5

  Paid cash, in-kind or both

2034

79.5

Ownership of a house alone or jointly

  Does not own

521

20.4

  Owns alone/Jointly

2038

79.6

Ownership of land alone or jointly

  Does not own

697

27.3

  Owns alone/Jointly

1862

72.8

Total

2559

100