From: The characteristics of husbands and violence against women in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study
No DV n (%) | DV n (%) | Chi-square (Z) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 17.11 | 0.001 | ||
20–29 | 128 (83.66) | 25 (16.34) | ||
30–39 | 213 (70.07) | 91 (29.93) | ||
40–49 | 242 (65.58) | 127 (34.42) | ||
≥ 50 | 134 (70.90) | 55 (29.10) | ||
Spousal educational difference | 0.03 | 0.984 | ||
Both equally educated | 359 (70.39) | 151 (29.61) | ||
Wife more educated | 132 (70.97) | 54 (29.03) | ||
Husband more educated | 226 (70.85) | 93 (29.15) | ||
Occupation | 0.11 | 0.742 | ||
Employed | 276 (70.05) | 118 (29.95) | ||
Unemployed | 441 (71.01) | 180 (28.99) | ||
Marital status | 7.71 | 0.006 | ||
First marriage | 705 (71.28) | 284 (28.72) | ||
Remarried/widowed/divorced | 12 (46.15) | 14 (53.85) | ||
The number of sons | 15.29 | 0.001 | ||
0 | 300 (76.53) | 92 (23.47) | ||
1 | 395 (67.99) | 186 (32.01) | ||
≥ 2 | 22 (52.38) | 20 (47.62) | ||
Family environment | 10.04 | 0.018 | ||
Modern community | 358 (74.74) | 121 (25.26) | ||
Reconstruction of an urban village | 39 (69.64) | 17 (30.36) | ||
The old city | 284 (65.59) | 149 (34.41) | ||
Urban–rural fringe | 36 (76.60) | 11 (23.40) | ||
Family type | 12.42 | 0.015 | ||
Multigenerational family | 194 (73.76) | 69 (26.24) | ||
A couple | 60 (67.42) | 29 (32.58) | ||
A couple and a child | 384 (73.14) | 141 (26.86) | ||
A couple and more than one child | 79 (62.20) | 48 (37.80) | ||
Domestic housing structure | 13.14 | 0.004 | ||
Self-built | 22 (53.66) | 19 (46.34) | ||
One room and one hall | 50 (60.24) | 33 (39.76) | ||
Two rooms and one hall | 409 (70.88) | 168 (29.12) | ||
Three rooms and one hall | 236 (75.16) | 78 (24.84) | ||
Age of the husband, years | 14.57 | 0.002 | ||
20–29 | 93 (84.55) | 17 (15.45) | ||
30–39 | 193 (71.75) | 76 (28.25) | ||
40–49 | 264 (66.00) | 136 (34.00) | ||
≥ 50 | 167 (70.76) | 69 (29.24) | ||
Education of the husband | 23.95 | < 0.001 | ||
≤ Primary school | 10 (47.62) | 11 (52.38) | ||
Junior high school | 204 (64.76) | 111 (35.24) | ||
High school | 275 (70.33) | 116 (29.67) | ||
Junior college | 139 (75.54) | 45 (24.46) | ||
≥ College | 89 (85.58) | 15 (14.42) | ||
Occupation of the husband | 25.19 | 0.001 | ||
Mental work | 157 (79.70) | 40 (20.30) | ||
Light manual labor | 72 (72.73) | 27 (27.27) | ||
Moderate manual labor | 255 (65.89) | 132 (34.11) | ||
Heavy manual labor | 17 (45.95) | 20 (54.05) | ||
Mental and manual labor | 191 (74.32) | 66 (25.68) | ||
Unemployed | 25 (65.79) | 13 (34.21) | ||
Income/m of the husband, yuan | 7.09 | 0.312 | ||
< 1000 | 23 (63.89) | 13 (36.11) | ||
1000–1999 | 46 (67.65) | 22 (32.35) | ||
2000–2999 | 183 (69.85) | 79 (30.15) | ||
3000–3999 | 210 (71.67) | 83 (28.33) | ||
4000–4999 | 93 (68.89) | 42 (31.11) | ||
≥ 5000 | 135 (76.70) | 41 (23.30) | ||
Do not know | 27 (60.00) | 18 (40.00) | ||
BMI of the husband | 3.89 | 0.049 | ||
Normal or underweight | 532 (72.38) | 203 (27.62) | ||
Overweight or obese | 185 (66.07) | 95 (33.93) | ||
Personality of the husband | 2.34 | 0.310 | ||
Extrovert | 7 (58.33) | 5 (41.67) | ||
Middle type | 641 (71.38) | 257 (28.62) | ||
Introvert | 69 (65.71) | 36 (34.29) | ||
Playing cards/mahjong | 9.00 | 0.003 | ||
No | 643 (72.25) | 247 (27.75) | ||
Yes | 74 (59.20) | 51 (40.80) | ||
Gambling | 6.66 | 0.010 | ||
No | 641 (72.02) | 249 (27.98) | ||
Yes | 76 (60.80) | 49 (39.20) | ||
Smoking | 9.76 | 0.002 | ||
No | 309 (76.11) | 97 (23.89) | ||
Yes | 408 (67.00) | 201 (33.00) | ||
Drinking | 14.59 | < 0.001 | ||
No | 407 (75.79) | 130 (24.21) | ||
Yes | 310 (64.85) | 168 (35.15) | ||
Height (cm) | 172.30 ± 5.17 | 171.60 ± 5.10 | − 2.34 | 0.019 |
Weight (kg) | 69.41 ± 9.24 | 70.47 ± 10.37 | 0.95 | 0.341 |
Smoking, years | 8.99 ± 10.13 | 12.49 ± 11.28 | 4.63 | < 0.001 |
Drinking, years | 6.83 ± 9.42 | 9.97 ± 10.68 | 4.71 | < 0.001 |
Total | 717 (70.64) | 298 (29.36) |