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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents

From: Disability status, partner behavior, and the risk of sexual intimate partner violence in Uganda: An analysis of the demographic and health survey data

Variable

%

Frequency

Disability status

  

No

96.2

9,323

Yes

3.8

366

Recent sexual IPV

  

No

81.7

7,918

Yes

18.3

1,771

Total

100

9,689

Marital status

  

Married

81.7

7,914

Ever married

18.3

1,775

Age

  

24 or less

28.1

2,727

25–34

37.4

3,620

35+

34.5

3,342

Education

  

No education

15.1

1,465

Primary

60.4

5,852

Secondary and above

24.5

2,372

Religion

  

Anglican

37.6

3,641

Catholic

34.2

3,316

Muslims and others

13.8

1,340

Pentecostal and other Christians

14.4

1,392

Residence

  

Urban

21.4

2,071

Rural

78.6

7,618

Region

  

Central

27.9

2,700

Eastern

25.9

2,511

Northern

20.1

1,946

Western

26.1

2,532

Occupation

  

Not working or domestic work

1,542

15.9

Professional or formal

710

7.3

Sales and services

1,492

15.4

Agriculture and manual work

5,947

61.4

Wealth index

  

Poorest

19.3

1,866

Poorer

20.1

1,947

Middle

19.7

1,905

Rich

41.0

3,971

Witnessed parental violence

  

No

61.0

5,909

Yes

39.0

3,780

Partner’s frequency of getting drunk

  

Never

59.4

5,756

Often

16.8

1,625

Sometimes

23.8

2,309

Spouse age difference

  

Wife older or same age

7.9

765

Wife 1–4 years younger

29.5

2,861

Wife 5–9 years younger

26.1

2,533

Wife 10 + years younger

36.4

3,530

Totals

100

9689