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. 2016 Jan 29;11(1):e0148120. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148120

Table 1. Background Characteristics of Phase III Study Participants (married women over age 18 years in Pune, India (n = 630)).

No. (%)
Age, mean (SD), years 35 (10)
Religious affiliation
    - Hindu 491 (78)
    - Buddhist 77 (12)
    - Muslim 46 (7)
    - Other (i.e. Christian, Jain) 15 (2)
Employment status
    - Employed 264 (42)
    - Not employed 366 (58)
Education level
    - No formal education 67 (11)
    - ≤7th standard 141 (22)
    - 8-10th standard 175 (28)
    - ≥10th standard 247 (39)
Family monthly income
    - <Rs. 6000 110 (17)
    - Rs. 6000–10,000 188 (30)
    - >10,000 280 (44)
    - Unknown to participant 45 (7)
Individuals residing in household, mean (SD) 5 (2)
Housing material
    - Low-quality (i.e. thatch, mud) 73 (12)
    - Mixed-quality (i.e. mix of low and high quality material) 259 (41)
    - High-quality (i.e. cement, bricks, tiles, concrete) 298 (47)
Marital duration, mean (SD), years 15 (10)
Marriage
    - First 620 (98)
    - Second or higher 10 (2)
Type of marriage
    - Arranged 545(87)
    - Autonomous 84 (13)
Family structure
    - Nuclear 363 (58)
    - Joint 263 (42)
Age of spouse, mean (SD), years 40 (11)
Employment status of spouse
    - Employed 586 (93)
    - Not employed 43 (7)
Educational level of spouse
    - No formal education 51 (8)
    - ≤7th standard 118 (19)
    - 8-10th standard 181 (29)
    - ≥10th standard 277 (44)
Age at first child, mean (SD), years 21 (4)
Pregnancies, mean (SD) 2 (1)
Had one or more pregnancies resulting in:
    - a live-birth, male child 486 (77)
    - a live-birth, female child 400 (63)
    - a planned abortion 100 (16)
    - a miscarriage or still-birth 111 (18)