Table 2 Working married women’s responses to the Scale of Economic Abuse (SEA).

From: Women’s abuse experiences in Jordan: A comparative study using rural and urban classifications

Items

Urban women

Rural women

 

M

SD

%

M

SD

%

Economic control

2.6769

1.0553

55.5

2.1428

0.94480

44.5

 1. Steals the car keys or takes them, so you cannot look for a job or attend a job interview

1.7240

1.07538

52.4

1.9120

1.14082

47.6

 2. Does things to keep you from going to work

2.5920

1.29315

57.5

1.6840

1.05670

42.5

 3. Beats you if you say you need to go to work

2.3720

1.33595

58.5

2.0360

1.16969

41.5

 4. Threatens you to make you leave your job

3.0280

1.46005

59.8

2.1200

1.17607

40.2

 5. Demands that you quit your job

2.8920

1.31730

57.7

2.1640

1.27105

42.3

 6. Does things to keep you from having money of your own

2.9200

1.31167

57.4

2.0000

1.21569

42.6

 7. Takes your paycheque, financial aid cheque, tax refund cheque, disability payment, or other support payments from you

2.5360

1.18927

55.9

1.9400

1.18576

44.1

 8. Decides how you can spend money rather than letting you spend it how you see fit

2.6600

1.28648

57.8

2.0120

1.19060

42.2

 9. Demands to know how money was spent

2.2400

1.18830

52.7

2.2720

1.34956

47.3

 10. Demands that you give him receipts and/or change when you spend money

2.9080

1.39834

56.1

2.5240

1.53455

43.9

 11. Keeps you from having the money you need to buy food, clothes, or other necessities

2.7040

1.25166

51.7

2.6360

1.49682

48.3

 12. Hides money so that you cannot find it

3.1880

1.40018

54.7

2.7440

1.48840

45.3

 13. Keeps you from having access to your bank accounts

3.3200

1.39189

54.7

2.2440

1.35936

45.3

 14. Keeps financial information from you

2.8320

1.30021

55.8

2.3360

1.42239

44.2

 15. Makes important financial decisions without talking with you about it first

2.7560

1.34152

54.1

2.2040

1.36596

45.9

 16. Makes you ask him for money

2.7640

1.32791

55.6

2.0360

1.36901

44.4

 17. Threatens you or beats you for paying the bills or buying things that were needed

2.0720

1.21355

50.4

1.42

 

49.6

Economic exploitation

2.8985

1.2328

54.6

2.4073

1.1795

45.4

 1. Takes money from your purse, wallet, or bank account without your permission and/or knowledge

2.7480

1.32193

52.5

2.4880

1.46507

47.5

 2. Forces you to give him money or let him use your cheque book, ATM card, or credit card

2.9760

1.40260

53.7

2.5680

1.46902

46.3

 3. Steals your property

2.4560

1.34137

51.5

2.3120

1.39371

48.5

 4. Pays bills late or does not pay bills that were in your name or both of your names

3.3240

1.45171

54.4

2.7880

1.62036

45.6

 5. Builds up debt under your name by doing things like using your credit card or running up the phone bill

3.4480

1.61049

58.2

2.4720

1.50275

41.8

 6. Refuses to get a job, so you have to support your family alone

2.9640

1.53497

55.1

2.4200

1.49551

44.9

 7. Gambles with your money or your shared money

2.8320

1.37818

52.0

2.6160

1.58954

48.0

 8. Has you ask your family or friends for money but does not let you pay them back

2.8840

1.37042

53.3

2.5280

1.53971

46.7

 9. Convinces you to lend him money but does not pay it back

2.7880

1.35588

54.6

2.3160

1.35332

45.4

 10. Pawns your property or your shared property

2.4480

1.48327

55.2

1.9880

1.26897

44.8

 11. Spends the money you need for rent or other bills

3.0160

1.44780

60.3

1.9840

1.21228

39.7

Total economic abuse

2.764

1.1029

55.2

2.2467

1.0069

44.8

  1. Source: Adams et al. (2008).
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