Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of the study population, (n = 578)
Background characteristics | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Respondent characteristics | ||||
Age of the respondent in years [mean (sd)] | 22.7 (1.6) | 21.8 (2.0) | ||
Educational status of respondent | ||||
Not educated/Primary completed | 54 | 21.2 | 73 | 22.6 |
Secondary completed | 75 | 29.4 | 76 | 23.5 |
Senior secondary completed | 36 | 14.1 | 30 | 9.3 |
Graduate and above | 90 | 35.3 | 144 | 44.6 |
Working status of the respondent | ||||
Yes | 194 | 76.1 | 40 | 12.4 |
No | 61 | 23.9 | 283 | 87.6 |
Alcohol consumption of respondent | ||||
Yes | 14 | 5.5 | 3 | 1.2 |
No | 241 | 94.5 | 252 | 98.8 |
Ever had children | ||||
Yes | 144 | 56.5 | 190 | 58.8 |
No | 111 | 43.5 | 133 | 41.2 |
Spousal characteristics | ||||
Spousal age gap in years [mean (sd) | -1.3 (1.7) | 2.9 (2.8) | ||
Spouse controlling behaviour | ||||
No | 209 | 82.0 | 190 | 58.8 |
Yes | 46 | 18.0 | 133 | 41.2 |
Educational status of spouse | ||||
Not educated/Primary completed | 143 | 56.1 | 181 | 56.0 |
Secondary completed | 72 | 28.2 | 78 | 24.2 |
Senior secondary completed | 29 | 11.4 | 29 | 9.0 |
Graduate and above | 11 | 4.3 | 35 | 10.8 |
Working status of spouse | ||||
Yes | 85 | 33.3 | 204 | 63.2 |
No | 170 | 66.7 | 119 | 36.8 |
Alcohol consumption of spouse | ||||
Yes | 6 | 1.9 | 38 | 11.8 |
No | 317 | 98.1 | 285 | 88.2 |
Household characteristics | ||||
Religion | ||||
Hindu | 173.0 | 67.8 | 228.0 | 70.6 |
Others | 82.0 | 32.2 | 95.0 | 29.4 |
Caste | ||||
Non-SC/ST | 177 | 69.4 | 223 | 69.0 |
SC/ST | 78 | 30.6 | 100 | 31.0 |
Income in INR [mean (sd) | 6518 (4078) | 8778 (10,011) | ||
Below poverty line status | ||||
No | 185 | 72.6 | 250 | 77.4 |
Yes | 70 | 27.5 | 73 | 22.6 |
Family structure | ||||
Nuclear | 115 | 45.1 | 131 | 40.6 |
Joint or extended | 140 | 54.9 | 192 | 59.4 |
Districts | ||||
Baharaich | 181 | 71.0 | 196 | 60.7 |
Jaipur | 74 | 29.0 | 127 | 39.3 |