Table 2.
Overview of the distribution of the cofactors that were included into the regression model
|
Variables (n) values |
ALL |
BAN |
ND |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
|
Age (69,805) | |||
| Mean |
31.6 |
30.3 |
31.7 |
| ≤24 yrs. |
21.2 (14,770) |
30.4 (1,277) |
20.6 (13,493) |
| 25-34 yrs. |
42.8 (29,887) |
36.8 (1,543) |
43.2 (28,344) |
| ≥35 yrs. |
36.0 (25,148) |
32.8 (1,375) |
36.2 (23,773) |
|
Attitude towards domestic violence (69,666) | |||
| Not justified |
54.7 (38,096) |
68.8 (2,884) |
53.8 (35,212) |
| Justified |
45.3 (31,570) |
31.2 (1,308) |
46.2 (30,262) |
|
Religion (69,718) | |||
| Muslim |
17.1 (11,955) |
90.5 (3,795) |
12.5 (8,160) |
| Hindu |
70.6 (49,235) |
8.9 (372) |
74.6 (48,863) |
| Other |
12.2 (8,528) |
0.6 (27) |
13.0 (8,501) |
|
Number of household members (69,805) | |||
| 1-6 |
77.8 (54,337) |
76.3 (3,202) |
77.9 (51,135) |
| >6 |
22.2 (15,468) |
23.7 (993) |
22.1 (14,475) |
|
Relationship to head of household (69,805) | |||
| Wife |
73.4 (51,223) |
77.4 (3,246) |
73.1 (47,977) |
| Daughter or daughter in law |
15.9 (11,066) |
8.1 (339) |
16.3 (10,727) |
| Other |
10.8 (7,516) |
14.5 (610) |
10.5 (6,06) |
|
Wealth (69,805) | |||
| Poorest and poorer |
30.1 (21,011) |
36.9 (1,550) |
29.7 (19,461) |
| Middle |
19.3 (13,473) |
19.0 (798) |
19.3 (12,675) |
| Richer and richest |
50.6 (35,321) |
44.0 (1,847) |
51.0 (33.474) |
|
Final say index (69,762) | |||
| Wife engaged in none of the polled decisions |
14.6 (10,213) |
12.5 (523) |
14.8 (9,690) |
| Wife engaged in at least one of the polled decisions |
85.4 (59,549) |
87.5 (3,672) |
85.2 (55,877) |
|
Respondent’s mother experienced violence from her father (64,768) | |||
| No |
81.6 (52,847) |
74.2 (2,936) |
82.1 (49,911) |
| Yes |
18.4 (11,921) |
25.8 (1,019) |
17.9 (10,902) |
|
Type of place of residence (69,805) | |||
| Urban |
43.5 (30,390) |
37.1 (1,558) |
43.9 (28,832) |
| Rural |
56.5 (39,415) |
62.9 (2,637) |
56.1 (36,778) |
|
Respondent’s current working status (69,685) | |||
| No |
65.1 (45,362) |
70.7 (2,967) |
64.7 (42,395) |
| Yes | 34.9 (24,323) | 29.3 (1,227) | 35.3 (23,096) |
Overall (ALL; n = 69,805), in Bangladesh 2007 (BAN; n = 4,195), and in India 2005/06 (IND; n = 65,610).