Table 2 Socio-economic status among women in mining and agricultural communities
From: Factors associated with health-related quality of life among Indian women in mining and agriculture
Socio-Economic Status | Mining community | Agricultural community | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 145 | N = 133 | ||||
Variable | Category | F | % | F | % |
Age | Less than 30 years | 36 | 24.8 | 37 | 27.8 |
30-39 years | 64 | 44.1 | 60 | 45.1 | |
More than 40 years | 45 | 31.0 | 36 | 27.1 | |
Marital status | Living with husband | 139 | 95.9 | 127 | 95.5 |
Separated/divorced | 6 | 4.1 | 6 | 4.5 | |
Years of stay | Less than 10 years | 53 | 36.6 | 45 | 33.8 |
10-20 years | 33 | 22.8 | 48 | 36.1 | |
More than 20 years | 59 | 40.7 | 40 | 30.1 | |
Family type | Joint | 24 | 16.6 | 20 | 15.0 |
Nuclear | 121 | 83.5 | 115 | 85.0 | |
Educational status | No schooling | 36 | 24.8 | 31 | 23.3 |
Elementary (till 4th) | 33 | 22.8 | 22 | 16.5 | |
Secondary (till 10th) | 58 | 40.0 | 71 | 53.4 | |
Vocational courses | 18 | 12.4 | 9 | 6.8 | |
Employment before marriage | Farming | 9 | 6.2 | 51 | 38.3 |
Unskilled | 42 | 29.0 | 8 | 6.0 | |
Employment after marriage | Farming | 5 | 3.4 | 48 | 36.1 |
Unskilled | 15 | 10.4 | 14 | 10.5 | |
Housewife | 125 | 86.2 | 71 | 58.4 | |
Economic status | Good | 90 | 62.1 | 48 | 36.1 |
Moderate | 37 | 25.5 | 51 | 38.3 | |
Poor | 18 | 12.4 | 34 | 25.6 | |
Domestic violence | Wife beating | 28 | 19.3 | 22 | 16.5 |
No assault | 117 | 80.7 | 98 | 73.7 | |
Emotional coping | Present | 42 | 29.0 | 71 | 53.4 |
Absent | 103 | 71.0 | 62 | 46.6 | |
Cognitive coping | Present | 29 | 20.0 | 80 | 60.2 |
Absent | 116 | 80.0 | 53 | 39.8 | |
Behavioural coping | Present | 38 | 26.2 | 41 | 31.1 |
Absent | 107 | 73.8 | 91 | 68.9 | |
Social coping | Present | 101 | 69.7 | 107 | 80.5 |
Absent | 44 | 30.3 | 26 | 19.5 | |
Ownership | Own house | 103 | 71.0 | 119 | 89.5 |
Rental house | 42 | 29.0 | 14 | 10.5 | |
Agricultural land | 29 | 20.0 | 59 | 44.0 | |