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. 2024 Oct 9;24:555. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-03389-1

Table 1.

Characteristics of 4906 ever-married women respondents in informal settlements in Mumbai, India

Characteristic n (%)
Marital status
Currently married 4694 (96.0)
Widowed, separated or divorced 212 (4.0)
Age in completed years
18–19 y 57 (1.2)
20–29 y 1911 (39.0)
30–39 y 2031 (41.4)
40–49 y 907 (18.5)
Education in completed years
No formal education 938 (19.0)
Primary 1–5 y 846 (17.0)
Middle 6–8 y 1099 (22.0)
Secondary 9–10 y 1105 (23.0)
Higher secondary 11–12 y 533 (11.0)
Higher 12 y or more 385 (8.0)
Respondent employed 1182 (24.0)
Respondent monthly income, INR
< 1000 233 (20.0)
1000–2999 303 (27.0)
3000–5999 279 (25.0)
6000+ 322 (28.0)
Respondent uses alcohol or drugs 612 (12.0)
Husband age in completed years
18–19 y 14 (< 1)
20–29 y 917 (19.0)
30–39 y 2102 (44.0)
40–49 y 1370 (29.0)
50 + y 391 (8.0)
Husband employed 4686 (98.0)
Husband monthly income, INR
< 10,000 1095 (23.0)
10,000–11,999 997 (21.0)
12,000–14,999 652 (14.0)
15,000+ 1942 (41.0)
Husband uses alcohol or drugs 2100 (44.0)
Housing fabric
Insubstantial 336 (7.0)
Mixed 2052 (42.0)
Robust 2518 (51.0)
Toilet facility type
Private 836 (17.0)
Public 4368 (82.0)
No facility 2 (< 1)
Faith
Hindu 1826 (37.0)
Muslim 2882 (59.0)
Other 198 (4.0)
Caste
General 2854 (58.0)
Other Backward Caste 1180 (24.0)
Scheduled Tribe or Caste 872 (18.0)
Socioeconomic quintile
1 poorest 969 (21.0)
2 936 (20.0)
3 934 (20.0)
4 933 (20.0)
5 least poor 935 (20.0)