Table 5.

Women’s economic status and ever leaving in DSM and Mbeya.

	DSM				Mbeya
	O.R	95% C.I		p-value	O.R	95% C.I		p-value
Education (None)	1				1
Incomplete primary	1.46	0.62	3.41	0.387	1.70*	0.94	3.06	0.079
Complete primary	1.24	0.63	2.47	0.533	0.87	0.55	1.38	0.544
Some secondary +	0.79	0.33	1.89	0.602	1.00	0.41	2.44	1.00
Earns money (Doesn’t earn money)	0.91	0.59	1.41	0.681	1.42	0.93	2.17	0.106
Land ownership (Doesn’t own)	1				1
Joint ownership	1.21	0.72	2.04	0.468	0.56**	0.35	0.90	0.016
Independent ownership	1.08	0.58	2.01	0.817	0.75	0.44	1.26	0.277
House ownership (Doesn’t own)	1				1
Joint ownership	1.14	0.68	1.92	0.608	0.47**	0.31	0.72	0.001
Independent ownership	1.16	0.57	2.37	0.688	0.80	0.41	1.55	0.504
Business ownership (Doesn’t own)	1				1
Joint ownership	0.38	0.10	1.46	0.159	0.65	0.28	1.51	0.311
Independent ownership	1.12	0.62	2.00	0.706	1.30	0.71	2.37	0.393
Raise money in emergency (No)	1				1
Yes	1.12	0.68	1.82	0.657	1.47*	0.94	2.32	0.094
Not currently partnered	1.73	0.96	3.12	0.070	2.58	1.43	4.64	0.002

Notes: Adjusted for women’s age, acceptance of wife beating, severity of violence, and violence in childhood.

*p < 0.1; **p < 0.05.