Research Article

Mental Health Status among Married Working Women Residing in Bhubaneswar City, India: A Psychosocial Survey

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics and bivariate associations with mental health outcomes among married working women.

VariablesMental health status
Poor (%)Normal (%) , df,

Age group (in years)
 20–3026 (38.8)41 (61.2)6.339, 2, 0.042
 31–4035 (36.5)61 (63.5)
 41–5010 (18.9)43 (81.1)
Family type
 Joint60 (34.3)115 (65.7)0.837, 1, 0.360
 Nuclear11 (26.8)30 (73.2)
Caste
 General36 (31.6)78 (68.4)0.745, 2, 0.689
 OBC26 (36.6)45 (63.4)
 SC/ST09 (29.0)22 (71.0)
Educational status
 Intermediate11 (32.4)23 (67.6)0.038, 2, 0.981
 Graduate43 (32.6)89 (67.4)
 Postgraduate17 (34.0)33 (66.0)
Occupational status
 Government27 (29.0)66 (71.0)1.092, 2, 0.579
 Semigovernment06 (35.3)11 (64.7)
 Private38 (35.8)68 (64.2)
Addiction of husband to alcohol/drugs
 Yes28 (43.1)37 (56.9)4.390, 1, 0.036
 No43 (28.5)108 (71.5)
Monthly income
 <Rs. 5,00018 (43.9)23 (56.1)2.840, 2, 0.242
 Rs. 5,000–15,00029 (29.6)69 (70.4)
 >Rs. 15,00024 (31.2)53 (68.8)
Parental status
 Had child55 (31.2)121 (68.8)1.131, 1, 0.288
 Had no child16 (40.0)24 (60.0)
History of previous trauma
 Yes07 (43.8)09 (56.2)0.927, 1, 0.336
 No64 (32.0)136 (68.0)
Presence of chronic illness among family members
 Yes16 (48.5)17 (51.5)4.304, 1, 0.038
 No55 (30.1)128 (69.9)