Individual women and residential community characteristics in Bangladesh (Bangladesh violence against women survey 2015; weighted n=32 697 808; unweighted n=14 557, community n=911)
Individual-level characteristics/social locations | % of women | 95% CI | Weighted N |
1. Younger age | |||
Younger age (<30 years) | 34.1 | 33.0 to 35.1 | 11 136 843 |
Older age (≥30 years) | 65.9 | 64.9 to 67.0 | 21 560 965 |
2. Lower level of education | |||
Lower education (<5th grade) | 49.2 | 47.9 to 50.6 | 16 091 353 |
Higher education (≥5th grade) | 50.8 | 49.4 to 52.1 | 16 606 456 |
3. Earns an income | |||
Yes | 19.1 | 17.7 to 20.6 | 6 239 795 |
No | 80.9 | 79.4 to 82.3 | 26 458 013 |
4. Lives in poverty | |||
Yes | 23.0 | 21.5 to 24.5 | 7 505 118 |
No | 77.0 | 75.5 to 78.5 | 25 192 690 |
5. Male intimate partner physical violence experience | |||
Yes | 25.1 | 23.8 to 26.5 | 8 210 002 |
No | 74.9 | 73.5 to 76.2 | 24 487 806 |
Residential community characteristics | % of women | 95% CI | Community N | Weighted N |
1. Higher proportions of women are younger than 30 years of age | ||||
Yes | 17.7 | 15.0 to 20.8 | 167 | 5 793 374 |
No | 82.3 | 79.2 to 85.0 | 744 | 26 904 434 |
2. Higher proportions of women have below fifth grade of education | ||||
Yes | 16.6 | 14.0 to 19.6 | 134 | 5 424 159 |
No | 83.4 | 80.4 to 86.0 | 777 | 27 273 650 |
3. Higher proportions of women earn an income | ||||
Yes | 13.8 | 11.4 to 16.7 | 109 | 4 510 847 |
No | 86.2 | 83.3 to 88.6 | 802 | 28 186 961 |
4. Higher proportions of women live in poverty | ||||
Yes | 16.9 | 14.2 to 20.0 | 120 | 5 542 255 |
No | 83.1 | 80.0 to 85.8 | 791 | 27 155 553 |
Total | 911 | 32 697 808 |
Note: community characteristics 1, 2 and 4 were defined by women’s characteristics (younger age <30 years; lower level of education below the fifth grade; and living in a poor household) of 19 987 (unweighted) ever-married 15 years or older women who lived in 911 communities. Community characteristic 3 was created using 16 762 (unweighted) ever-married women 15 years or older. Mean plus 1 SD cut-off points were calculated to mark communities where higher proportions of women had the relevant characteristics.