Table 1.
Distribution of independent variables and domestic violence (n = 3909)
| Percentage | Percentage reporting one recent violent episode | Percentage reporting more than one recent violent episode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother experienced physical domestic violence in the past 12 months | |||
| None | 80.3 | ||
| One episode | 5.4 | ||
| More than one episode | 14.4 | ||
| Maternal age, years | |||
| <24 | 34.3 | 4.2 | 8.9 |
| 25–29 | 35.4 | 4.8 | 13.6 |
| 30–34 | 20.4 | 6.6 | 18.2 |
| >35 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 18.8 |
| Parity | |||
| 1–2 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 |
| 3–4 | 46.6 | 3.9 | 11.3 |
| >4 | 46.6 | 6.6 | 19.6 |
| Woman’s education | |||
| None | 72.8 | 6.6 | 17.2 |
| Primary | 13.6 | 2.8 | 9.9 |
| Secondary/higher | 13.6 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
| Husband’s education | |||
| None | 40.3 | 5.2 | 18.7 |
| Primary | 15.4 | 6.7 | 14.7 |
| Secondary | 34.0 | 5.4 | 12.2 |
| Higher | 10.3 | 2.5 | 6.6 |
| Sex of child | |||
| Male | 51.6 | 5.23 | 16.2 |
| Female | 48.4 | 5.26 | 13.5 |
| Household assets | |||
| Low | 58.4 | 5.5 | 18.1 |
| Medium | 35.1 | 5.3 | 11.2 |
| High | 6.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Caste | |||
| Scheduled caste | 32.0 | 4.3 | 9.8 |
| Schedules tribe | 51.7 | 3.9 | 10.4 |
| Other | 16.3 | 4.3 | 11.4 |
| Received prenatal care in last pregnancy | |||
| No | 47.0 | 4.6 | 10.8 |
| Yes | 53.0 | 3.4 | 9.4 |
| State | |||
| Bihar | 59.2 | 5.8 | 17.2 |
| Jharkhand | 14.0 | 4.6 | 11.1 |
| Maharashtra | 11.2 | 2.7 | 6.7 |
| Tamil Nadu | 15.6 | 5.3 | 13.7 |