Table 1 Distribution of key women socioeconomic characteristics and beliefs by marital status and inclusion criteria
| Â | Interviewed about domestic violence | Â | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Included | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | % In union, partner interviewed | % In union, partner not interviewed | % Divorced, separated | X2p-value | % Widowed | % Never in union |
2005 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Woman’s age |  |  |  | <0.001 |  |  |
  15–19 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |  | 0.0 | 60.0 |
  20–29 | 39.9 | 30.9 | 30.5 |  | 3.0 | 33.7 |
  30–39 | 35.4 | 38.1 | 32.5 |  | 27.4 | 4.6 |
  40–49 | 23.5 | 30.9 | 36.4 |  | 69.5 | 1.6 |
Woman’s education |  |  |  | 0.014 |  |  |
  No school | 28.3 | 34.1 | 34.1 |  | 40.6 | 8.6 |
  Primary | 64.0 | 55.5 | 60.0 |  | 46.3 | 78.7 |
  Secondary or higher | 7.7 | 10.4 | 5.9 |  | 13.1 | 12.7 |
Woman’s employment |  |  |  | 0.033 |  |  |
  Employed, for cash | 17.0 | 18.0 | 24.7 |  | 24.9 | 19.6 |
  Employed, in - kind | 50.0 | 51.4 | 46.2 |  | 42.9 | 26.2 |
  Not working | 33.0 | 30.7 | 29.1 |  | 32.2 | 54.2 |
Household wealth | Â | Â | Â | 0.103 | Â | Â |
  Top 4 quintiles | 79.6 | 76.2 | 74.5 |  | 71.2 | 80.9 |
  Bottom quintile | 20.4 | 23.8 | 25.5 |  | 28.8 | 19.1 |
Household residence | Â | Â | Â | 0.013 | Â | Â |
  Urban | 12.0 | 14.6 | 17.6 |  | 19.9 | 21.6 |
  Rural | 88.0 | 85.4 | 82.4 |  | 80.1 | 78.4 |
Woman believes a man can beat his wife | Â | Â | Â | 0.822 | Â | Â |
  0 reasons | 53.5 | 51.7 | 52.2 |  | 57.2 | 52.9 |
  1+ reasons | 46.5 | 48.3 | 47.8 |  | 42.8 | 47.1 |
  Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |  | 100.0 | 100.0 |
  N (unweighted) | 1888 | 448 | 378 |  | 157 | 1195 |
2010 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Woman’s age |  |  |  | <0.001 |  |  |
  15–19 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 |  | 0.0 | 54.5 |
  20–29 | 42.5 | 30.0 | 30.4 |  | 5.2 | 39.7 |
  30–39 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 35.8 |  | 21.0 | 4.5 |
  40–49 | 20.1 | 30.1 | 30.8 |  | 73.8 | 1.3 |
Woman’s education |  |  |  | 0.054 |  |  |
  No school | 19.4 | 19.4 | 27.3 |  | 36.4 | 6.1 |
  Primary | 71.2 | 68.6 | 64.4 |  | 53.3 | 66.4 |
  Secondary or higher | 9.4 | 12.1 | 8.4 |  | 10.3 | 27.5 |
Woman’s employment |  |  |  | 0.005 |  |  |
  Employed, for cash | 56.9 | 52.8 | 65.9 |  | 60.5 | 34.6 |
  Employed, in - kind | 22.7 | 28.3 | 16.2 |  | 18.8 | 23.6 |
  Not working | 20.4 | 18.9 | 18.0 |  | 20.8 | 41.8 |
Household wealth | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | Â | Â |
  Top 4 quintiles | 82.5 | 74.3 | 68.7 |  | 74.2 | 86.2 |
  Bottom quintile | 17.5 | 25.7 | 31.3 |  | 25.8 | 13.8 |
Household residence | Â | Â | Â | 0.697 | Â | Â |
  Urban | 12.7 | 13.7 | 14.4 |  | 17.7 | 18.3 |
  Rural | 87.3 | 86.3 | 85.6 |  | 82.3 | 81.7 |
Woman believes a man can beat his wife | Â | Â | Â | 0.165 | Â | Â |
  0 reasons | 43.0 | 43.8 | 36.7 |  | 43.4 | 47.7 |
  1+ reasons | 57.0 | 56.2 | 63.3 |  | 56.6 | 52.3 |
  Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |  | 100.0 | 100.0 |
  N (unweighted) | 2450 | 493 | 269 |  | 264 | 1532 |