Table 1.
Association of domestic violence with sociodemographic factors (n=400)
| Sociodemographic variables | Subvariables | n (%) | Domestic violence | χ 2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
| Yes | No | |||||
| Age | 18-49 | 368 (92) | 70 (19.0) | 298 (81.0) | 10.851 | <0.01 |
| >50 | 32 (8) | 14 (43.8) | 18 (56.3) | |||
| Religion | Hindu | 245 (61.3) | 52 (21.2) | 193 (78.8) | 0.19 | 0.890 |
| Muslim | 155 (38.8) | 32 (20.6) | 123 (79.4) | |||
| Caste | General | 99 (24.8) | 18 (18.2) | 81 (81.8) | 0.678 | 0.712 |
| OBC | 240 (60.0) | 52 (21.7) | 188 (78.3) | |||
| SC/ST | 61 (15.3) | 14 (23.0) | 47 (77.0) | |||
| Type of family | Nuclear | 128 (32) | 34 (26.6) | 94 (73.4) | 3.511 | 0.61 |
| Joint and three generation | 272 (68) | 50 (18.4) | 222 (81.6) | |||
| Education | Illiterate and just literate | 104 (26.0) | 27 (26.0) | 77 (74.0) | 3.826 | 0.148 |
| 1st–12th | 247 (61.8) | 51 (20.6) | 196 (79.4) | |||
| Graduate and above | 49 (12.3) | 6 (12.2) | 43 (87.8) | |||
| Occupation | Unemployed | 297 (74.3) | 60 (20.2) | 237 (79.8) | 1.267 | 0.531 |
| Unskilled to clerical | 91 (22.8) | 20 (22.0) | 71 (78.0) | |||
| Semi and professional | 12 (3.0) | 4 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) | |||
| Education of the husband | Illiterate and just literate | 69 (17.3) | 22 (31.9) | 47 (68.1) | 9.521 | <0.01 |
| 1st-12th | 270 (67.5) | 56 (20.7) | 214 (79.3) | |||
| Graduate and above | 61 (51.3) | 6 (9.8) | 55 (90.2) | |||
| Occupation of the husband | Unemployed | 8 (2.0) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 4.924 | 0.085 |
| Unskilled to clerical | 352 (88.0) | 74 (21.0) | 278 (79.0) | |||
| Semi and professional | 40 (10.0) | 6 (15.0) | 34 (85.0) | |||
| Nature of the marriage | Arranged | 384 (96) | 81 (21.1) | 303 (78.9) | 0.51 | 1.000 |
| Love | 16 (4.0) | 3 (18.8) | 13 (81.3) | |||
| Duration of marriage | 0-10 years | 195 (48.8) | 28 (14.4) | 167 (85.6) | 10.115 | <0.01 |
| >10 years | 205 (51.2) | 56 (27.3) | 149 (72.7) | |||
| Any previous marriage | Yes | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0.266 | 1.000 |
| No | 399 (99.8) | 84 (21) | 315 (78.9) | |||
| Husband previous marriage | Yes | 1 (0.3) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 3.771 | 0.210 |
| No | 399 (99.8) | 83 (20.8) | 316 (79.2) | |||
| Financially dependent on husband | Yes | 359 (89.8) | 70 (19.5) | 289 (80.5) | 4.759 | <0.05 |
| No | 41 (10.3) | 14 (34.1) | 27 (65.9) | |||
| Socioeconomic status | Upper | 17 (4.3) | 2 (11.8) | 15 (88.2) | 1.819 | 0.403 |
| Middle | 44 (11.0) | 7 (15.9) | 37 (84.1) | |||
| Lower | 339 (84.8) | 75 (22.1) | 264 (77.9) | |||