Table 1.
Overview of the distribution of the dependent and main independent variable
|
Variables (n) values |
ALL |
BAN |
IND |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
|
Education gap (69,298) | |||
| Husband higher educated |
35.1 (24,306) |
26.7 (1,116) |
35.6 (23,190) |
| Wife higher educated |
10.5 (7,293) |
21.9 (916) |
9.8 (6,377) |
| No gap-high education |
31.5 (21,834) |
19.5 (818) |
32.3 (21,016) |
| No gap-low education |
22.9 (15,865) |
31.9 (1,337) |
22.3 (14,528) |
|
Violence index (69,771) |
|
|
|
| No violence experienced |
68.6 (47,889) |
52.1 (2,185) |
69.7 (45,704) |
| Only less severe violence experienced |
21.7 (15,134) |
32.1 (1,347) |
21.0 (13,787) |
| Severe violence experienced |
9.7 (9,748) |
15.8 (662) |
9.3 (6,086) |
|
Respondent’s educational level (69,799) | |||
| No education |
38.6 (26,935) |
31.9 (1,337) |
39.0 (25,598) |
| Primary education |
16.2 (11,302) |
30.5 (1,280) |
15.3 (10,022) |
| Secondary education |
36.3 (25,347) |
30.0 (1,258) |
36.7 (24,089) |
| Higher | 8.9 (6,215) | 7.6 (318) | 9.0 (5,897) |
Overall (ALL; n = 69,805), in Bangladesh 2007 (BAN; n = 4,195), and in India 2005/06 (IND; n = 65,610).