Table 7 Percent distribution of women with key characteristics, by pattern of violence, Mexico
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 = 20,551 | n = 11,013 | n = 4,085 | n = 2,448 | N = 38,097 | ||
Women’s age | % | % | % | % |  | % |
 15–29 years | 34.4 | 29.1 | 30.1 | 32.3 |  < 0.001 | 32.3 |
 30–39 years | 41.5 | 45.7 | 46.3 | 42.6 |  | 43.3 |
 40–49 years | 24.1 | 25.2 | 23.6 | 25.1 |  | 24.4 |
Women’s education | ||||||
 Primary or none | 22.2 | 22.3 | 28.2 | 26.7 |  < 0.001 | 23.2 |
 Lower secondary | 36.7 | 39.7 | 42.3 | 44.3 |  | 38.7 |
 Upper secondary | 22.9 | 22.4 | 20.4 | 18.6 |  | 22.2 |
 Post-secondary | 18.2 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 10.4 |  | 16.0 |
Household wealth | ||||||
 Poorest | 36.8 | 38.9 | 45.6 | 44.1 |  < 0.001 | 38.8 |
 Middle | 32.2 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 33.0 |  | 32.8 |
 Richest | 31.0 | 27.6 | 20.8 | 23.0 |  | 28.4 |
Residence | ||||||
 Urban | 50.0 | 46.2 | 48.3 | 51.3 |  < 0.001 | 48.8 |
 Semi-urban | 23.7 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 22.3 |  | 24.6 |
 Rural | 26.3 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 26.5 |  | 26.6 |
Indigenous ethnicity | ||||||
 No | 92.1 | 93.9 | 91.0 | 90.5 |  < 0.001 | 92.4 |
 Yes | 7.9 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 9.5 |  | 7.6 |
Married/mother < age 18 | ||||||
 No | 71.5 | 71.3 | 58.5 | 61.1 |  < 0.001 | 69.4 |
 Yes | 28.5 | 28.7 | 41.5 | 38.9 |  | 30.6 |
Number of children aged 1–14 | ||||||
 1 | 44.9 | 32.5 | 31.9 | 40.5 |  < 0.001 | 39.6 |
 2+  | 55.1 | 67.5 | 68.1 | 59.5 |  | 60.4 |
Age of youngest child | ||||||
 1 year | 13.6 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 11.5 |  < 0.001 | 11.8 |
 2–5 years | 38.2 | 41.8 | 39.2 | 36.5 |  | 39.3 |
 6–9 years | 24.7 | 28.1 | 28.5 | 24.9 |  | 26.1 |
 10–14 years | 23.5 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 27.0 |  | 22.9 |
Partner tries to socially isolate her | ||||||
 No | 95.9 | 91.3 | 66.0 | 72.9 |  < 0.001 | 89.9 |
 Yes | 4.1 | 8.7 | 34.0 | 27.1 |  | 10.1 |
Partner drinks to excess | ||||||
 No | 83.3 | 74.3 | 47.4 | 53.8 |  < 0.001 | 74.9 |
 Yes | 16.7 | 25.7 | 52.6 | 46.2 |  | 25.1 |
Joint money decisions | ||||||
 No | 44.2 | 47.6 | 60.7 | 57.4 |  < 0.001 | 47.8 |
 Yes | 55.8 | 52.4 | 39.3 | 42.6 |  | 52.2 |
Shared household chores | ||||||
 No | 80.1 | 80.8 | 87.3 | 86.4 |  < 0.001 | 81.5 |
 Yes | 19.9 | 19.2 | 12.7 | 13.6 |  | 18.5 |
Wife beating justified | Not measured | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Physical punishment necessary | Not measured | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Violence in her childhood | ||||||
 None | 69.5 | 41.0 | 24.6 | 41.1 |  < 0.001 | 54.6 |
 By caregiver only | 11.1 | 27.5 | 22.7 | 16.0 |  | 17.4 |
 Co-occurrence | 9.9 | 20.3 | 39.6 | 26.1 |  | 17.2 |
 Exposure to IPV | 9.5 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 16.9 |  | 10.8 |
Violence in partner’s childhood | ||||||
 None/DK | 73.4 | 53.4 | 33.1 | 45.4 |  < 0.001 | 61.5 |
 By caregiver only | 11.5 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 17.5 |  | 16.2 |
 Co-occurrence | 8.9 | 14.8 | 31.6 | 25.5 |  | 14.1 |
 Exposure to IPV | 6.2 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 11.6 |  | 8.2 |