Socio-economic variables/factors

Respondents

Victim of forced marriage

Value of chi-square

χ2(d.f.)

Yes

No

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Education of the respondents

Illiterate

Literate

46

100

31.5

68.5

20

23

43.5

23.0

26

77

56.5

77.0

χ2(1) = 6.36a

Occupation of the respondents

Household activities

Others (Agriculture, business, Job, poultry, laborer, day laborer)

76

70

52.1

47.9

26

17

34.2

24.3

50

53

65.8

75.7

χ2(1) = 1.73

Monthly income of the family

Lower income (<8000 Taka)

Higher income (³8000 Taka)

75

50

60.0

40.0

28

7

37.3

14.0

47

43

62.7

86.0

χ2(1) = 8.10a

Religion

Muslim

Non Muslim

132

14

90.4

9.6

39

4

29.5

28.6

93

10

70.5

71.4

χ2(1) = 0.006

Exposure to mass media

Reads newspapers at least once in a week

Yes

No

34

109

23.8

76.2

5

38

14.7

34.9

29

71

85.3

65.1

χ2(1) = 5.01b

Watches television or listens to radio at least once in a week

Yes

No

73

69

51.4

48.6

16

26

21.9

37.7

57

43

78.1

62.3

χ2(1) = 4.23b

District of residence

Sylhet

Maulvibazar

Sunamganj

Habiganj

79

37

27

3

54.1

25.3

18.5

2.1

24

8

11

0

30.4

21.6

40.7

00.0

55

29

16

3

69.6

78.4

59.3

100

χ2(3) = 4.03

Decision on household matters

Self-decision

Other’s decision

17

123

12.1

87.9

5

35

29.4

28.5

12

88

70.6

71.5

χ2(1) = 0.007

Autonomy to mobility

Restricted

Unrestricted

82

56

59.4

40.6

27

13

32.9

23.2

55

43

67.1

76.8

χ2(1) = 1.51