Table 5.
Separate multi-level bivariate logistic regression models showing the associations between marital choice and individual and village-level norms and attitudes (by sex) (N = 581 dyads, 47 village clusters).
Bivariate analyses: wives' variables |
Bivariate analyses: husbands' variables |
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Beta | P Value | Beta | P Value | ||
Husband reports wife marital choice | 0.70 | 0.01 | |||
Wife reports community norm in support of girls marital choice | 0.08 | 0.49 | Husband reports community norm in support of girls marital choice | 0.07 | 0.56 |
Wife reports of community norms of ideal age of marriage (continuous) | 0.31 | 0.02 | Husband report of community norms of ideal age of marriage (continuous) | −0.06 | 0.62 |
Wife beliefs in optimal age of marriage | −0.25 | 0.42 | Husband's belief in optimal age of marriage | −0.34 | 0.24 |
Village aggregate wife reports marital choice | 0.69 | <0.001 | Village aggregate husband reports wife marital choice | 0.32 | 0.06 |
Village aggregate wife reports community supports wife marital choice | −0.07 | 0.73 | Village aggregate husband reports community supports wife marital choice | 0.50 | <0.001 |
Village aggregate wife reports of community ideal age of marriage | 0.32 | 0.06 | Village aggregate husband's reports of ideal age of marriage | 0.48 | 0.01 |
Village aggregate wife reports ideal age of marriage | 0.23 | 0.19 | Village aggregate husband reports ideal age of marriage | 0.50 | <0.001 |
NB: variables in bold are statistically significant at the α = 0.10 threshold.