Table 3 Binary regression on approval of wife beating

 15–24

1.4***(1.19–1.52)

2.2***(1.70–2.74)

 25–34

1.0(0.92–1.28)

1.4**(1.05–1.77)

 35–49

1

1

 50–59

–

1.0(0.68–1.32)

 Urban

1

1

 Rural

1.0(0.90–1.16)

1.1(0.87–1.42)

 Poorest

2.2***(1.77–2.86)

1.3(0.84–2.12)

 Poorer

2.2***(1.77–2.86)

1.4(0.90–2.11)

 Middle

2.0***(1.63–2.40)

1.5*(1.01–2.20)

 Richer

1.4***(1.16–1.69)

1.1(0.75–1.62)

 Richest

1

1

 No education

4.3***(2.89–6.27)

3.0***(1.71–5.36)

 Primary

3.3***(2.23–4.82)

2.2**(1.28–3.92)

 Secondary

2.7***(1.84–3.84)

2.1**(1.23–3.45)

 Higher/tertiary

1

1

 Akan

1

1

 Ga/dangme

0.8*(0.61–0.98)

1.1(0.71–1.58)

 Ewe

0.8*(0.69–0.96)

0.5***(0.31–0.66)

 Guan

1.5**(1.13–1.97)

1.1(0.64–1.96)

 Mole-dagbani

0.9(0.79–1.07)

1.1(0.80–1.41)

 Grusi

1.0(0.78–1.24)

1.5(0.99–2.27)

 Gurma

2.5***(2.04–3.09)

2.0***(1.45–2.84)

 Mande

0.7(0.43–1.04)

0.7(0.31–1.76)

 Other

0.9(0.64–1.32)

1.2(0.67–2.25)

 Christian

1

1

 Islam

1.7***(1.44–1.91)

0.8(0.64–1.08)

 Traditional/spiritual

1.1(0.83–1.50)

1.2(0.86–1.72)

 Other

1.1(0.85–1.43)

1.6**(1.13–2.15)

 Not at all

1

1

 Less than once a week

0.7***(0.64–0.85)

1.3(0.64–1.08)

 At least once a week

0.8***(0.69–0.89)

0.9(0.62–1.21)

 Not at all

1

1

 Less than once a week

1.0(0.79–1.15)

0.9(0.64–1.15)

 At least once a week

0.6***(0.47–0.78)

0.6**(0.39–0.80)

 Not at all

1

1

 Less than once a week

0.9*(0.74–0.98)

0.9(0.70–1.18)

 At least once a week

0.8**(0.71–0.92)

0.8*(0.59–0.98)