Table 2 List of Variables and their Categories used in the Study.
From: The association between access to key household resources and violence against women
Variables | Categories |
|---|---|
Exposure to violence | |
IPV (physical, emotional or sexual, in last 12 months) | No, yes |
NPV (sexual or physical, in last 12 months) | No, yes |
Individual characteristics | |
Age | Number of years (15–49 years) |
Ethnicity | Scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, other backward classes, other ethnicity |
Marital status | Currently married, formerly married, never married |
Religion | Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Other religions (Buddhist, Jain, Jewish, Parsi etc.) |
Education | Number of years (0–20 years) |
Work status | Not working, working |
Woman's control over how to spend her own money | No, yes |
Intergenerational IPV (woman's father beat her mother) | No, yes |
Husband/partner’s characteristics | |
Education | Number of years (0–20 years) |
Work status | Not working, working |
Drinks alcohol | No, yes |
Union characteristics | |
Number of unions | Once, more than once |
Psychological control by husband/ partner (respondent afraid of husband/partner) | No, yes |
IPV justified by woman (if she goes out without telling husband/partner, neglects children, argues with him, refuses to have sex, doesn’t cook food properly, is unfaithful, disrespects in-laws) | No, yes |
Marital control exercised by husband/ partner (jealous if respondent talks with other men, accuses her of infidelity, doesn’t allow to meet female friends, tries to limit contact with family, insists on knowing whereabouts, doesn’t trust with money) | No, yes |
Household characteristics | |
Access to clean drinking water | No, yes |
Access to toilet facility | No, yes |
Electricity | No, yes |
De jure region of residencea | North India, Central India, East India, Northeast India, West India, South India |
De jure place of residence | Urban, rural |
