Table 2

Bivariate associations between demographics and disability status, and past-year intimate partner violence (IPV)

Demographic variablesSample
n (%)*,†
No disability
n (%)*
Some impairment
n (%)*
Severe impairment
n (%)*
P valuesPast-year physical/sexual IPV P valuesPast-year emotional
IPV
P valuesPast-year economic
IPV
P valuesPast-year
in-law
violence
P values
Total sample,
n (%)
1800 (100.0)1075 (59.8)635 (35.3)89 (4.9)455 (25.3)522 (29.0)315 (17.5)204 (11.3)
 Age (mean=X)34.532.337.639.1<0.00134.30.57634.10.18133.80.06832.0<0.001
Education
 None562 (31.2)26.937.637.1<0.00130.6<0.00131.10.00320.60.00110.70.496
 Primary444 (24.7)21.628.832.627.533.82112.8
 Secondary461 (25.6)27.922.421.322.926.31311.9
 Higher333 (18.5)23.611.29.016.822.913.89.6
Caste
 Advantaged952 (52.9)45.949.048.30.44618.6<0.00124.6<0.00113.8<0.0019.60.024
 Disadvantaged848 (47.1)54.151.051.731.33320.812.9
Age at marriage
 14 or younger226 (12.6)10.914.015.70.00333.20.00233.30.00722.10.00214.60.187
 15–17646 (35.9)33.938.938.226.832.220.211.6
 18 or older928 (51.6)55.246.146.122.425.814.610.3
Number of children
 None77 (4.3)5.92.20.0<0.00115.60.03716.90.04410.40.10515.60.180
 1–31435 (79.7)82.426.271.925.029.217.310.7
 4+288 (16.0)11.721.628.129.531.320.519.1
Husband’s education
 None253 (14.1)12.116.620.2<0.00134.3<0.00137.3<0.00120.30.00113.40.557
 Primary397 (22.1)19.325.134.8333622.712.3
 Secondary636 (35.4)35.326.130.323.828.317.311.0
 Higher510 (28.4)33.222.214.617.120.412.610
Income stress
 Yes990 (55.1)37.654.562.9<0.00133.3<0.00140.9<0.00123.4<0.00114.9<0.001
 No806 (44.9)62.445.537.119.019.312.78.5
  • *Column percentages.

  • †<1800 is due to missing data.

  • ‡Row percentage.