| Background characteristics | Husbands of deceased women | Husbands of surviving women | Total |
| Age |
| ||
| Less than 25 | 18.2 | 35.3 | 32.2 |
| 25 to 35 years | 51.5 | 52.7 | 52.5 |
| 35 years and above | 30.3 | 12.0 | 15.3 |
| Residence |
| ||
| Rural | 81.8 | 98.0 | 95.1 |
| Urban | 18.2 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
| Religion |
| ||
| Hindu | 75.8 | 98.0 | 94.0 |
| Muslim | 24.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| Caste |
| ||
| Scheduled castes/scheduled tribes | 45.5 | 42.0 | 42.6 |
| Other backward classes | 48.5 | 46.0 | 46.4 |
| Scheduled castes/scheduled tribes | 6.1 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Education |
| ||
| Not educated | 39.4 | 39.3 | 39.3 |
| Less than high school | 33.3 | 32.0 | 32.2 |
| High school and above | 27.3 | 28.7 | 28.4 |
| Type of family |
| ||
| Nuclear family | 48.5 | 48.0 | 48.1 |
| Joint family | 51.5 | 52.0 | 51.9 |
| Number | 33 | 150 | 183 |