Table 1.

Socioeconomic Characteristics of Hindu and Muslim Ever-Married Women Age 15–49

Variable	Hindu	Muslim
Not practicing purdah/ghunghat	0.47	0.16
Go out with their husband for outings	0.52	0.40
Men and women eat together	0.48	0.51
No. of items for which respondent is the primary decision maker (max=5)	1.45	1.43
Participation in the labor force	0.56	0.41
Participation in wage work	0.27	0.11
Woman's Education (Completed Grade)	4.18	3.19
Woman's Education
No education	0.47	0.54
1–4 standards	0.08	0.10
5–9 standards	0.28	0.25
10–11 standards	0.09	0.06
Higher secondary & some college	0.04	0.02
College graduate	0.04	0.02
Age of the women	32.84	32.33
Not Currently Married	0.04	0.03
Husband not in the Household	0.08	0.09
Husband's Education	6.01	4.59
Husband Employed in Salaried Job	0.21	0.17
Household Size	5.49	6.15
No. of Married Women in the Household	1.32	1.30
No. of children living with respondent	2.27	2.91
Family owns or cultivates land	0.47	0.35
Log of total household income	10.15	10.13
Proportion of households with negative income	0.02	0.02
Log of family income excluding women's wages	9.96	10.02
Proportion of households with negative income (excluding women's earnings)	0.03	0.02
Place of Residence
Metro city	0.08	0.08
Other urban	0.20	0.29
More developed village	0.35	0.25
Less developed village	0.37	0.38
Sample Size	26,688	3,913