Table 1 Characteristics of the samples from the two Egypt demographic and health surveys (percent do not add to 100 due to rounding errors)
From: Factors associated with wife beating in Egypt: Analysis of two surveys (1995 and 2005)
Variables | EDHS-1995 (n = 7122) | EDHS-2005 (n = 5612) |
|---|---|---|
Percent | Percent | |
Region | ||
Urban Governorates | 22.8 | 16.6 |
Lower Egypt – Urban | 12.9 | 11.9 |
Lower Egypt – Rural | 29.8 | 31.9 |
Upper Egypt – Urban | 10.2 | 12.5 |
Upper Egypt – Rural | 23.4 | 26.0 |
Frontier Governorate | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Age | ||
15–19 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
20–24 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
25–29 | 18.3 | 18.7 |
30–34 | 17.8 | 16.9 |
35–39 | 18.1 | 16.6 |
40–44 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
45–49 | 13.0 | 14.0 |
Education | ||
No education | 44.3 | 34.3 |
Primary | 25.2 | 15.8 |
Secondary | 23.8 | 38.8 |
Higher | 6.8 | 11.1 |
Partner's education | ||
No education | 31.3 | 23.4 |
Primary | 27.7 | 19.2 |
Secondary | 29.6 | 41.9 |
Higher | 11.5 | 15.6 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 94.9 | 94.9 |
Christian | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Current working status | ||
Yes | 18.5 | 21.6 |
No | 81.5 | 78.4 |
Age at marriage | ||
<= 19 | 61.9 | 53.9 |
20–30 | 37.2 | 44.6 |
>= 31 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
Number of children in a household | ||
0–1 | 21.7 | 23.7 |
2–5 | 56.1 | 63.0 |
>5 | 22.2 | 13.4 |
Blood/marriage relationship to husband | ||
Yes | 42.3 | 33.2 |
No | 57.7 | 66.8 |