Table 2 Descriptive statistics (Weighted 2017 IDHS Data)

Decision-making participation

Yes

No

23,312 (69)

10,652 (31)

2.25 (1.38)

2.28 (1.44)

2.98 (1.51)

3.05(1.51)

7,727 (33)

3,260 (31)

15,585 (67)

7,392 (69)

Disagreeing with wife beating

Yes

No

23,311 (69)

10,690 (31)

2.24 (1.38)

2.30 (1.45)

2.95 (1.49)

3.10 (1.55)

7,808 (34)

3,184 (30)

15,503 (66)

7,506 (70)

Attitude towards refusing sex

Yes

No

22,848 (67)

11,159 (33)

2.16 (1.30)

2.46 (1.56)

2.88 (1.40)

3.23 (1.69)

7,406 (32)

3,593 (32)

15,442 (68)

7,565 (68)

Labor force participation

Yes

No

19,404 (57)

14,609 (43)

2.29 (1.43)

2.22 (1.36)

2.99 (1.50)

3.00 (1.52)

7,430 (33)

4,569 (31)

12,974 (67)

10,044 (69)

Age groups

22–29

30–39

40–49

9,092 (27)

13,933 (41)

10,993 (32)

1.35 (0.84)

2.33 (1.18)

2.93 (1.61)

2.81 (1.29)

2.98 (1.49)

3.19 (1.68)

1,646 (18)

5,106 (37)

4,247 (39)

7,446 (82)

8,827 (63)

6,745 (61)

Education wife

Higher

Secondary

Primary

No Education

4,332 (13)

17,312 (51)

11,731 (34)

642 (2)

1.73 (1.13)

2.08 (1.24)

2.65 (1.52)

3.40 (2.15)

2.89 (1.29)

2.86 (1.41)

3.21 (1.66)

3.87 (1.91)

1,147 (26)

5,528 (32)

4,121 (35)

203 (32)

3,185 (74)

11,784 (68)

7,610 (65)

439 (68)

Education husband

Higher

Secondary

Primary

No Education

4,180 (12)

17,697 (52)

11,487 (34)

599 (2)

1.93 (1.22)

2.12 (1.28)

2.55 (1.52)

3.16 (2.02)

3.00 (1.41)

2.88 (1.43)

3.15 (1.63)

3.52 (1.82)

1,156 (28)

5,653 (32)

3,966 (35)

199 (33)

3,023 (72)

12,043 (68)

7,521 (65)

401 (67)

Wealth quintile

Richest

Richer

Middle

Poorer

Poorest

7,217 (21)

7,311 (21)

7,051 (21)

6,647 (20)

5,792 (17)

2.10 (1.18)

2.10 (1.21)

2.16 (1.29)

2.31 (1.43)

2.71 (1.81)

2.84 (1.35)

2.87 (1.41)

2.96 (1.50)

3.01 (1.55)

3.39 (1.71)

2,503 (35)

2,435 (33)

2,216 (31)

2,160 (33)

1,684 (29)

4,713 (65)

4,876 (67)

4,835 (69)

4,486 (67)

4,107 (71)

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

16,685 (49)

17,332 (51)

2.17 (1.30)

2.35 (1.48)

2.90 (1.44)

3.10 (1.57)

5,408 (32)

5,591 (32)

11,277 (68)

11,741 (68)

Total

N = 34,017 (100)

2.32 (1.40)

3.06 (1.52)

N = 10,999 (32)

N = 23,018

(68)