Table 1. Findings related to sociodemographic and economic factors affecting economic violence against women.
| Variables | Exposure to economic violence | n (%) | χ2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||||
| Region | West | 3786 (28.7) | 1465 (29.0) | 5251 (28.8) | 14.656 | 0.005 |
| South | 1125 (8.5) | 470 (9.3) | 1595 (8.8) | |||
| Central | 2939 (22.3) | 1173 (23.3) | 4112 (22.6) | |||
| North | 1786 (13.5) | 586 (11.6) | 2372 (13.0) | |||
| East | 3545 (26.9) | 1350 (26.8) | 4895 (26.9) | |||
| Place of residence | Rural | 3982(30.2) | 1074(21.3) | 5056 (27.7) | 144.717 | 0.000 |
| Urban | 9199 (69.8) | 3970 (78.7) | 13169(72.3) | |||
| Age | 15–24 | 1857 (14.1) | 711 (14.1) | 2568 (14.1) | 23.915 | 0.000 |
| 25–34 | 4152 (31.5) | 1676(33.2) | 5828 (32.0) | |||
| 35–44 | 3468(26.3) | 1405 (27.9) | 4873 (26.7) | |||
| 45–54 | 2682 (20.3) | 938 (18.6) | 3620 (19.9) | |||
| 55+ | 1022 (7.8) | 314(6.2) | 1336 (7.3) | |||
| Educational level | Illiterate | 2247 (17.0) | 729 (14.5) | 2976 (16.3) | 174.852 | 0.000 |
| Elementary school | 6303 (47.8) | 2629(52.2) | 8932(49.0) | |||
| Secondary school | 1210(9.2) | 573 (11.4) | 1783 (9.8) | |||
| High school | 2004 (15.2) | 848 (16.8) | 2852 (15.7) | |||
| University | 1417(10.8) | 262(5.2) | 1679 (9.2) | |||
| Employment status | Unemployed | 10230(77.6) | 4139(82.1) | 14369(78.8) | 43.232 | 0.000 |
| Employed | 2951 (22.4) | 905 (17.9) | 3856(21.2) | |||
| Relationship status | Have no existing relationship | 1033(7.8) | 588 (11.7) | 1621(8.9) | 75.225 | 0.000 |
| Have a relationship | 563(4.3) | 157(3.1) | 720 (4.0) | |||
| Still married | 11585(87.9) | 4299 (85.2) | 15884 (87.2) | |||
| Health status | Excellent/Good | 6126(46.5) | 1756 (34.8) | 7882(43.3) | 227.644 | 0.000 |
| Reasonable | 5309(40.3) | 2326(46.1) | 7635 (41.9) | |||
| Bad/Very bad | 1742(13.2) | 960 (19.0) | 2702(14.8) | |||
| Number of children | Has no child | 1917(14.5) | 533 (10.6) | 2450(13.4) | 50.054 | 0.000 |
| One child | 2080(15.8) | 812(16.1) | 2892 (15.9) | |||
| Two and more | 9184(69.7) | 3699 (73.3) | 12883(70.7) | |||
| Status of exposure to violence by first degree relatives | No | 11915(90.4) | 4217(83.6) | 16132(88.5) | 164.742 | 0.000 |
| Yes | 1264(9.6) | 825(16.4) | 2089(11.5) | |||