Table 1.
Characteristics of the women who were interviewed for the domestic violence module during the National Family health Surveys Round 3 and 4, India
| Background Characteristics | NFHS-3 | NFHS-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Unweighted Frequency (weighted percentage) | Unweighted Frequency (weighted percentage) | |
| Total | 64,607 (100) | 62,716 (100) |
| Age of the respondent | ||
| 15–19 | 4702 (7.3) | 2253 (3.6) |
| 20–24 | 11,674 (18.1) | 9701 (15.5) |
| 25–34 | 12,923 (20) | 12,612 (20.1) |
| 35+ | 35,307 (54.7) | 38,150 (60.8) |
| Respondents education status | ||
| No education | 30,485 (47.2) | 19,892 (31.7) |
| Primary | 9823 (15.2) | 8835 (14.1) |
| Secondary+ | 24,295 (37.6) | 33,989 (54.2) |
| Partner’s Education status | ||
| No education | 17,218 (26.7) | 11,416 (18.3) |
| Primary | 10,539 (16.3) | 9407 (15) |
| Secondary+ | 36,850 (57) | 41,731 (66.7) |
| Wealth Status | ||
| Poorest | 12,197 (18.9) | 10,586 (16.9) |
| Poorer | 12,847 (19.9) | 12,065 (19.2) |
| Middle | 12,867 (19.9) | 12,864 (20.5) |
| Richer | 13,116 (20.3) | 13,337 (21.3) |
| Richest | 13,580 (21) | 13,864 (22.1) |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 52,569 (81.4) | 50,856 (81.1) |
| Others | 12,038 (18.6) | 11,859 (18.9) |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 19,808 (30.7) | 22,070 (35.2) |
| Rural | 44,799 (69.3) | 40,646 (64.8) |
| Region | ||
| North | 8127 (12.6) | 8050 (12.8) |
| Central | 15,829 (24.5) | 13,900 (22.2) |
| East | 14,964 (23.2) | 14,107 (22.5) |
| North-east | 2235 (3.5) | 2114 (3.4) |
| West | 9463 (14.7) | 9735 (15.5) |
| South | 13,990 (21.7) | 14,810 (23.6) |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 6563 (10.2) | 6072 (9.7) |
| 1–2 | 25,772 (39.9) | 32,119 (51.2) |
| 3+ | 32,272 (50) | 24,525 (39.1) |
| Economic empowerment status | ||
| Not empower | – | 27,743 (44.2) |
| Empower | – | 34,973 (55.8) |
| Witnessing parental Violence | ||
| Yes | 52,713 (81.6) | 49,642 (79.2) |
| No | 11,894 (18.4) | 13,074 (20.9) |
| Duration of cohabitation in years | ||
| 0–4 | 11,844 (18.3) | 11,913 (19.0) |
| 5–9 | 12,823 (19.9) | 11,260 (18.0) |
| 10–14 | 11,277 (17.5) | 10,493 (16.7) |
| 15–19 | 10,352 (16) | 10,071 (16.1) |
| 20+ | 18,311 (28.3) | 18,980 (30.3) |
| Number of co wives | ||
| None | 63,513 (98.3) | 61,733 (98.0) |
| One and more | 1094 (1.7) | 983 (2.0) |
| Age at first marriage | ||
| Below 18 | 38,301 (59.3) | 27,040 (43.1) |
| More than 18 years | 26,306 (40.7) | 35,676 (56.9) |
| Partners controlling behaviours | ||
| Yes | 38,833 (60.1) | 33,763 (53.8) |
| No | 25,774 (39.9) | 28,953 (46.2) |
| Partner drink alcohol | ||
| Yes | 43,948 (68) | 45,153 (72.0) |
| No | 20,659 (32) | 17,563 (28.0) |