Table 1.
Socio-demographic details per participant.
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| Participant | Country | Age (years) | Religion | Visa status | Number of children | Type of marriage | Employment status | Highest level of education |
| Sita | India | 35 | Sikh | L2/will file for U visa | 2 | Arranged | Unemployed | College graduate |
| Radha | India | 43 | Hindu | Permanent resident | 1 | Arranged | Employed PT | Postgraduate |
| Sakina | India | 35 | Hindu | US citizen | 1 | Arranged | Unemployed | Postgraduate |
| Lavanya | India | 41 | Jain | Permanent resident | 0 | Arranged | Unemployed | College graduate |
| Saira | Pakistan | 26 | Muslim | B2 visa, VAWA filed | 0 | Arranged | Unemployed | College graduate |
| Shamika | India | 27 | Hindu | F1 | 0 | Arranged | Student | College graduate |
| Arya | India | 41 | Hindu | US citizen | 1 | Arranged | Unemployed | Postgraduate |
| Bindu | India | 31 | Hindu | Permanent resident | 1 | Arranged | Unemployed | College graduate |
| Fareena | Pakistan | 39 | Muslim | US citizen | 1 | Arranged | Employed FT | College graduate |
| Farah | India | 33 | Jain | Permanent resident | 0 | Arranged | Student | Postgraduate |
| Komal | India | 33 | Hindu | Permanent resident | 1 | Arranged | Employed FT | Postgraduate |
| Shafalika | Pakistan | 31 | Muslim | F1 | 0 | Arranged | Unemployed | Postgraduate |
| Naina | India | 42 | Muslim | EAD, pending I-360 | 0 | Arranged | Employed FT | Postgraduate |
| Sudha | Canada | 34 | Muslim | US citizen | 1 | Love | Employed FT | Technical school |
| Niharika | Pakistan | 45 | Muslim | US citizen | 2 | Arranged | 1 FT and 1 PT | College graduate |
| Sulcohna | India | 45 | Muslim | US citizen | 0 | Arranged | Employed PT | Postgraduate |
| Smitha | India | 66 | No religion | US citizen | 1 | Love | Retired PT | Postgraduate |
| Fatima | United Kingdom | 35 | Hindu | Permanent resident | 1 | Arranged/love | PT | Associate’s degree |
| Amita | India | 57 | Hindu | US citizen | 3 | Arranged | Unemployed | Postgraduate |
| Rekha | Bangladesh | 37 | Muslim | US citizen | 0 | Arranged | Unemployed | College graduate |
PT: part-time; VAWA: Violence Against Women Act; EAD: employment authorization document; FT: full-time.
Participant 111 was a male and was not included in this study.