Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of ever-partnered women aged 18–64 years in 2003 and 2019 surveys
| 2003 | 2019 | P value | |
| Total sample | n=2674 | n=944 | |
| Age categories | n (%)* | n (%)* | 0.001 |
| 18–24 | 182 (8.6) | 45 (6.7) | |
| 25–34 | 581 (21.9) | 169 (17.4) | |
| 35–44 | 857 (30.2) | 218 (21.5) | |
| 45–54 | 637 (24.6) | 268 (30.8) | |
| 55–64 | 414 (14.7) | 244 (23.3) | |
| Relationship status | 0.4 | ||
| Married | 1685 (61.4) | 601 (63.3) | |
| Cohabiting | 574 (22.1) | 201 (21.2) | |
| Divorced/separated/ broken up | 353 (14.3) | 117 (12.6) | |
| Widowed | 60 (2.1) | 25 (2.9) | |
| Education attainment | 0.001 | ||
| Primary/secondary | 1478 (55.2) | 315 (34.8) | |
| Higher | 1187 (44.8) | 625 (65.1) | |
| Independent income | 0.0007 | ||
| Yes | 2122 (79.5) | 696 (72.5) | |
| No | 551 (20.4) | 248 (27.0) | |
| Area-level deprivation | 0.1 | ||
| Least deprived | 914 (33.6) | 270 (26.8) | |
| Moderately deprived | 1045 (38.8) | 393 (39.8) | |
| Most deprived | 708 (27.5) | 281 (33.4) |
Data are n (Col%).
*Weighted % are presented.