Table 6 Percent distribution of women with key characteristics, by pattern of violence, Colombia
Women’s characteristics | Among women who reported: | p-value | All women in study subsample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No violence | Physical child punishment only | Co-occurrence (both) | IPV only | |||
n = 5,535 | n = 4,316 | n = 2,130 | n = 1,537 | N = 13,518 | ||
Women’s age | % | % | % | % |  | % |
 15–29 years | 35.7 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 36.7 | 0.258 | 36.0 |
 30–39 years | 40.9 | 43.3 | 40.4 | 43.8 |  | 41.9 |
 40–49 years | 23.4 | 20.6 | 23.8 | 19.5 |  | 22.1 |
Women’s education | ||||||
 Primary or none | 22.3 | 22.6 | 27.4 | 21.8 |  < 0.001 | 23.1 |
 Lower secondary | 10.3 | 10.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 |  | 11.6 |
 Upper secondary | 33.8 | 34.4 | 36.7 | 37.3 |  | 34.8 |
 Post-secondary | 33.7 | 32.7 | 20.8 | 25.9 |  | 30.5 |
Household wealth | ||||||
 Poorest | 35.0 | 36.4 | 41.4 | 39.3 | 0.005 | 36.9 |
 Middle | 32.6 | 32.6 | 35.0 | 34.0 |  | 33.1 |
 Richest | 32.5 | 30.9 | 23.6 | 26.6 |  | 29.9 |
Residence | ||||||
 Urban | 74.1 | 72.2 | 72.7 | 73.6 | 0.522 | 73.2 |
 Rural | 25.9 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 26.4 |  | 26.8 |
Indigenous ethnicity | ||||||
 No | 92.4 | 94.6 | 93.7 | 92.2 | 0.002 | 93.3 |
 Yes | 7.6 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.8 |  | 6.7 |
Married/mother < age 18 | ||||||
 No | 65.5 | 64.7 | 54.3 | 52.4 |  < 0.001 | 62.0 |
 Yes | 34.5 | 35.3 | 45.7 | 47.6 |  | 38.0 |
Number of children aged 1–14 | ||||||
 1 | 58.3 | 50.4 | 45.7 | 58.0 |  < 0.001 | 53.8 |
 2+  | 41.7 | 49.6 | 54.3 | 42.0 |  | 46.2 |
Age of youngest child | ||||||
 1 year | 13.4 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 9.8 |  < 0.001 | 11.8 |
 2–5 years | 36.2 | 43.5 | 42.1 | 34.9 |  | 39.3 |
 6–9 years | 24.6 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 28.3 |  | 26.2 |
 10–14 years | 25.7 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 27.0 |  | 22.8 |
Partner tries to socially isolate her | ||||||
 No | 90.8 | 90.5 | 56.7 | 60.7 |  < 0.001 | 81.9 |
 Yes | 9.2 | 9.5 | 43.3 | 39.3 |  | 18.1 |
Partner drinks to excess | Not measured | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Joint money decisions | ||||||
 No | 54.2 | 58.0 | 63.0 | 68.2 |  < 0.001 | 58.4 |
 Yes | 45.8 | 42.0 | 37.0 | 31.8 |  | 41.6 |
Shared household chores | ||||||
 No | 61.5 | 67.2 | 74.5 | 74.3 |  < 0.001 | 66.8 |
 Yes | 38.5 | 32.8 | 25.5 | 25.7 |  | 33.2 |
Wife beating justified | ||||||
 No/DK 5 reasons | 96.8 | 96.9 | 95.3 | 96.2 | 0.031 | 96.6 |
 Yes (1+ of 5 reason) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 |  | 3.4 |
Physical punishment necessary | Not measured | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Violence in her childhood | ||||||
 None | 37.2 | 18.1 | 13.7 | 28.8 |  < 0.001 | 26.4 |
 By caregiver only | 34.6 | 47.9 | 35.2 | 32.5 |  | 38.7 |
 Co-occurrence | 19.5 | 28.8 | 44.0 | 26.9 |  | 27.2 |
 Exposure to IPV | 8.7 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 11.9 |  | 7.7 |
Violence in partner’s childhood | ||||||
 None/DK | 69.9 | 60.0 | 39.9 | 48.5 |  < 0.001 | 59.6 |
 By caregiver only | 13.7 | 17.5 | 20.1 | 15.8 |  | 16.1 |
 Co-occurrence | 8.8 | 13.7 | 26.9 | 21.5 |  | 14.7 |
 Exposure to IPV | 7.7 | 8.7 | 13.1 | 14.2 |  | 9.6 |