Table 1.
socio-demographic characteristics of respondents interviewed on the predictors of intimate partner violence in Enugu State, Nigeria, December 2015
| Variable | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age distribution (in years) | Number of respondents (N=702) | Proportion (%) |
| 15 - 19 | 21 | 3.0 |
| 20 - 24 | 170 | 24.2 |
| 25 - 29 | 284 | 40.5 |
| 30 - 34 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 35 - 39 | 55 | 7.8 |
| 40 - 44 | 16 | 2.3 |
| 45 - 49 | ||
| Religion | 4 | 0.5 |
| Christianity | 684 | 97.4 |
| Islam | 6 | 0.9 |
| Traditional | 7 | 1.0 |
| Others | ||
| Marital status | 5 | 0.7 |
| Single | 42 | 6.0 |
| Married/cohabiting | 655 | 93.3 |
| Divorced/separated | 5 | 0.7 |
| Educational level | ||
| None | 12 | 1.7 |
| Primary | 67 | 9.5 |
| Secondary | 367 | 52.3 |
| Post-secondary | ||
| Occupation | 256 | 36.5 |
| Unemployed | 233 | 33.2 |
| Trader | 195 | 27.8 |
| Artisan (tailor, hairdressing) | 181 | 25.8 |
| Civil servant/government | 58 | 8.3 |
| Farmer | 15 | 2.1 |
| Others (National Youth Service Corp) | 20 | 2.8 |