Table 2.
Prevalence of Domestic Violence Against Women in the Past Month by Variables of Interest.
| Prevalence in General Population | 11.5% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic Variables | n a | % | p-Value |
| Age group | |||
| 15–19 | 767 | 15.8 | <0.001 |
| 20–29 | 1585 | 12.4 | |
| 30–39 | 1450 | 10.3 | |
| 40–49 | 1007 | 10.4 | |
| 50 and older | 687 | 10.7 | |
| Educational level | |||
| Junior high school or less | 598 | 9.9 | <0.001 |
| High School | 1660 | 12.0 | |
| Undergraduate or graduate degree | 3238 | 11.6 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 2774 | 11.3 | 0.086 |
| Married/domestic partner | 2131 | 11.5 | |
| Separated, widowed, divorced | 591 | 12.4 | |
| COVID-19 pandemic variables | |||
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed | 2411 | 17.8 | <0.001 |
| Employed | 3076 | 9.0 | |
| Isolation status | |||
| No | 557 | 7.2 | <0.001 |
| Partially | 2609 | 11.6 | |
| Yes | 2330 | 13.2 | |
| Caregiver of child | |||
| No | 3212 | 10.9 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 2284 | 12.5 | |
| Caregiver of elder and/or chronically ill person | |||
| No | 3315 | 10.2 | <0.001 |
| Caregiver of elder or chronically ill person | 1274 | 13.9 | |
| Caregiver of elder and chronically ill person | 907 | 14.9 | |
| Loss of family member due to COVID-19 | |||
| No | 5055 | 11.3 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 441 | 15.0 | |
| Excessive alcohol use in the past month b | |||
| No | 4597 | 10.6 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 806 | 19.4 | |
a Total n = 47,819. b Consumption of five or more drinks in less than two hours in the past month.