Table 1

Relation between education and other socioeconomic variables in both sexes

	Women				Men
	Educational status				Educational status
		None %	Koran*%	Formal %	Total number†	None %	Koran %	Formal %	Total number
*Koranic schooling. †Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding. ‡Comparing subjects with any formal education with subject in both other educational groups.
Total	19	59	22	14803	14	34	50	14803
Spouse’s education
None	78	16	5	2059	57	3	40	2823
Koranic education	2	92	6	5182	4	55	42	8754
Formal education	15	48	37	7562	3	9	87	3226
	χ²statistic 2146, p<0.0001‡				χ²statistic 2146, p<0.0001
Religion
Muslim	8	68	22	12703	8	40	50	12703
Hindu	82	1	16	2100	47	<1	52	2100
	χ²statistic 42, p<0.0001				χ² statistic 2, p = 0.154
Male occupation
Skilled	18	50	31	4696	11	26	63	4696
Unskilled	19	63	18	9780	15	39	46	9780
None	21	58	21	131	31	31	38	131
Disabled	20	63	17	196	17	41	42	196
	χ² statistic 309, p<0.0001				χ² statistic 364, p<0.0001
Area of residence
Intervention	23	53	24	7656	16	30	52	7656
Comparison	15	64	19	7147	11	39	48	7147
	χ² statistic 48, p<0.0001				χ² statistic 17, p<0.0001
Marital status at exit
Married	17	58	25	9685	14	34	50	13743
Widowed	22	61	17	5082	16	33	50	1024
Divorced	6	83	11	36	6	44	50	36
	χ² statistic 128, p<0.0001				χ² statistic 0.09, p<0.958
Percentage of children surviving
75.0–100	18	56	26	8777	13	33	54	8777
50.0–74.9	20	63	17	4904	15	38	47	4904
0–49.9	21	68	12	1122	16	41	43	1122
	χ² statistic 219, p<0.0001				χ² statistic 90, p<0.0001