Table 2. Demographic profile and bivariate ethnic differences in the variables, N = 1,929.
| Variables | Total F (%) N = 1929 | Ethnic Distribution F (%) | χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo N1 = 640 | Santal N2 = 640 | Bengali N3 = 649 | ||||
| Accepted wife abuse | ||||||
| Physical | 658 (34.1) | 176 (27.5) | 215 (33.6) | 267 (41.1) | 26.78 | < .001 |
| Emotional | 1303 (67.5) | 402 (62.8) | 437 (68.3) | 464 (71.5) | 11.31 | .003 |
| Any Abuse | 1381 (71.6) | 415 (64.8) | 449 (70.2) | 517 (79.7) | 35.75 | < .001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 960 (49.8) | 318 (49.7) | 319 (49.8) | 323 (49.8) | .01 | .998 |
| Female | 969 (50.2) | 322 (50.3) | 321 (50.2) | 326 (50.2) | ||
| Age in years | ||||||
| 16–25 | 301 (15.6) | 71 (11.1) | 127 (19.8) | 103 (15.9) | 130.15 | < .001 |
| 26–35 | 746 (38.7) | 220 (34.4) | 273 (42.7) | 253 (39.0) | ||
| 36–45 | 711 (36.9) | 230 (35.9) | 212 (33.1) | 269 (41.4) | ||
| 46–60 | 171 (08.9) | 119 (18.6) | 28 (04.4) | 24 (03.7) | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Higher | 385 (20.0) | 146 (22.8) | 94 (14.7) | 145 (22.3) | 53.72 | < .001 |
| Secondary | 575 (29.8) | 188 (29.4) | 166 (25.9) | 221 (34.1) | ||
| Primary | 820 (42.5) | 278 (43.4) | 304 (47.5) | 238 (36.7) | ||
| No schooling | 149 (07.7) | 28 (04.4) | 76 (11.9) | 45 (06.9) | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Unemployed | 636 (33.0) | 167 (26.1) | 153 (23.9) | 316 (48.7) | 420.92 | < .001 |
| Agric farming | 329 (17.1) | 154 (24.1) | 29 (04.5) | 146 (22.5) | ||
| Day laborers | 797 (41.3) | 265 (41.4) | 435 (68.0) | 97 (14.9) | ||
| Job and others | 167 (08.7) | 54 (08.4) | 23 (03.6) | 90 (13.9) | ||
| Family Income | ||||||
| 15,000/above | 478 (24.8) | 247 (38.6) | 38 (05.9) | 193 (29.7) | 256.13 | < .001 |
| 9,000–14,999 | 852 (44.2) | 296 (46.3) | 303 (47.3) | 253 (39.0) | ||
| Below 9,000 | 599 (31.1) | 97 (15.2) | 299 (46.7) | 203 (31.3) | ||
| Family Structure | ||||||
| Nuclear | 1411 (73.1) | 394 (61.6) | 511 (79.8) | 506 (78.0) | 66.01 | < .001 |
| Joint | 518 (26.9) | 246 (38.4% | 129 (20.2% | 143 (22.0) | ||
| Family Residence | ||||||
| Neutral | 474 (24.6) | 150 (23.4) | 162 (25.3) | 162 (25.0) | 807.63 | < .001 |
| Matrilocal | 382 (19.8) | 353 (55.2) | 21 (03.3) | 8 (01.2) | ||
| Patrilocal | 1073 (55.6) | 137 (21.4) | 457 (71.4) | 479 (73.8) | ||
| Female Mobility | ||||||
| High | 570 (29.5) | 290 (45.3) | 271 (42.3) | 9 (01.4) | 839.88 | < .001 |
| Fair | 776 (40.2) | 255 (39.8) | 337 (52.7) | 184 (28.4) | ||
| Low | 583 (30.2) | 95 (14.8) | 32 (05.0) | 456 (70.3) | ||
| Female Authority | ||||||
| Good | 274 (14.2) | 206 (32.2) | 36 (05.6) | 32 (04.9) | 513.79 | < .001 |
| Fair | 940 (48.7) | 383 (59.8) | 335 (52.3) | 222 (34.2) | ||
| Low | 715 (37.1) | 51 (08.0) | 269 (42.0) | 395 (60.9) | ||