Variables | Frequency | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
Age of the women in years | 15–20 | 70 | 16.8 |
21–25 | 117 | 28.1 | |
26–30 | 163 | 39.1 | |
31–35 | 52 | 12.5 | |
› = 36 | 15 | 3.6 | |
Total | 417 | 100 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 10 | 2.4 |
Muslim | 405 | 97.1 | |
Others | 2 | 0.5 | |
Total | 417 | 100 | |
Marital status | Single | 23 | 5.5 |
Married | 393 | 94.2 | |
Divorced | 1 | .2 | |
Total | 417 | 100 | |
Women’s education status | Illiterate | 198 | 47.5 |
None formal education | 92 | 22.1 | |
Primary level (1–8 grade) | 100 | 24.0 | |
Secondary level and above | 27 | 6.5 | |
Total | 417 | 100 | |
Women’s occupational status | Unemployed | 350 | 83.9 |
Employed | 67 | 16.1 | |
Total | 417 | 100 | |
Husband’s employment | unemployed | 288 | 73.3 |
Government employee | 80 | 20.4 | |
Private employee | 25 | 6.4 | |
Total | 393 | 100 | |
Residency | Urban | 97 | 23.3 |
Rural | 320 | 76.7 | |
Total | 417 | 100 |