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Table 1 Individual and household-level characteristics of respondents

From: Spatial distribution and predictors of intimate partner violence among women in Nigeria

Variable

Weighted Frequency

Weighted percentage

Age of respondent (years)

  

 15–24

1828

20.39

 25–34

3807

42.44

 35 and above

3333

37.17

Women’s level of education

  

 No education

3333

37.16

 Primary

1482

16.53

 Secondary and above

4154

46.31

Husband/partner’s level of education

  

 No education

3074

34.27

 Primary

1199

13.36

 Secondary and above

4697

52.37

Marital status

  

 Currently married

8128

90.63

 Cohabitating

337

3.76

 Previously married

504

5.62

Working status

  

 No

2497

27.84

 Yes

6472

72.16

Ethnicity

  

 Hausa

3046

33.97

 Yoruba

1587

17.70

 Igbo

1391

15.51

 Others

2944

32.83

Religion

  

 Christianity

4248

47.36

 Islam

4667

52.03

 Traditionalist and others

54

0.60

Parity

  

 0

604

6.73

 1–3

4652

51.87

 4 and above

3713

41.40

Exposure to media

  

 No

2786

31.06

 Yes

6183

68.94

Place of residence

  

 Urban

4064

45.31

 Rural

4905

54.69

Wealth index

  

 Poorest

1602

17.86

 Poorer

1726

19.25

 Middle

1827

20.37

 Richer

1862

20.76

 Richest

1952

21.76

Region

  

 North Central

1267

14.12

 North East

1304

14.53

 North West

2434

27.14

 South East

1070

11.93

 South South

1024

11.41

 South West

1871

20.86

Sex of household head

  

 Male

7735

86.24

 Female

1234

13.76

Community literacy level

  

 Low

3019

33.66

 Medium

2826

31.51

 High

3124

34.83

Community socioeconomic status

  

 Low

5131

57.21

 Medium

623

6.95

 High

3215

35.85

  1. NDHS, 2018