Appendix 1.
Descriptive statistics
| Variable | Per cent |
|---|---|
| Distribution of dependent variables | |
| Decision making autonomy index score | |
| 0 | 19.43 |
| 1 | 43.88 |
| 2 | 20.02 |
| 3 | 9.04 |
| 4 | 2.74 |
| 5 | 4.89 |
| Mobility index score | |
| 0 | 49.43 |
| 1 | 17.13 |
| 2 | 11.46 |
| 3 | 21.98 |
| Per cent in any employment | 53.67 |
| Per cent in wage employment | 24.59 |
| Distribution of independent variables | |
| Residential status | |
| Co-resides with husband | 91.65 |
| Migrant husband | 3.65 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 4.70 |
| Per cent living with older women | 35.05 |
| Distribution of control variables | |
| Urban residence | 28.24 |
| Respondent’s age | 32.85 |
| No. of children | 2.60 |
| Social group | |
| Forward castes | 20.40 |
| Other backward classes | 35.75 |
| Dalit | 22.34 |
| Adivasi | 7.42 |
| Muslim | 11.54 |
| Christian, Sikh, Jain | 2.54 |
| Woman’s education | |
| Illiterate or missing education | 47.90 |
| 1–5 grade education | 16.64 |
| 6–10 grade education | 26.36 |
| 10 grade-some college | 4.92 |
| College graduate | 4.17 |
| Log per capita expenditure | 9.96 |
| N | 33,486 |
Source: India Human Development Survey, 2005