A Cross-Sectional Study to Explore Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Empowerment of Women in Armenia

Table 1

Background Characteristics of the respondents and characteristics of their husbands (n=6116).

Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Place of Residence
Urban	3545	58
Rural	2571	42
Highest educational level
No education	5	0.1
Basic	406	6.6
Secondary	2580	42.2
Higher	3125	51.1
Age group
15-24	1665	27.2
25-34	2081	34
35-49	2370	38.8
Mean ±SD	31.50±9.5
Children in the household
1 child	4199	68.7
2-3 Children	1831	29.9
More than 4 children	86	1.4
Household members
1	60	1
2-3	1239	20.3
More than 4	4817	78.8
Employment Status
No	4108	67.2
Yes	2006	32.8
Owns a Mobile phone
No	199	3.3
Yes	5917	96.7
Use of Mobile phone for financial transaction
No	4215	71.3
Yes	1699	28.7
Cover by Health Insurance
No	5637	92.2
Yes	478	7.8
Has a bank account
No	4910	80.4
Yes	1199	19.6
Wealth index
Poorest	1137	18.6
Poorer	1358	22.2
Middle	1324	21.6
Richer	1293	21.1
Richest	1004	16.4
Husband educational level
No education	7	0.2
Primary	384	9.6
Secondary	1993	49.9
Secondary special	1608	40.3
Age
20-29	612	15.3
30-39	1447	36.2
40-49	1283	32.1
50-59	636	15.9
60+	20	0.5
Mean ±SD	39.36±8.8
Drinks alcohol
No	1334	37.7
Yes	2204	62.3