Table 1

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.