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Table 1 The prevalence of lifetime DV by demographic characteristics

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)