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Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women, by SHG participation (percentages) |
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| Characteristic |
Not member N = 336 |
Member N = 592 |
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| Late joiner (< = 2 years) N = 442 |
Early joiner (> 2 years) N = 150 |
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| Age of woman (years)*** |
30 and under (n = 227) |
38.3 |
48.5 |
13.2 |
| 31–44 (n = 418) |
28.0 |
52.4 |
19.6 |
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| 45–59 (n = 283) |
46.6 |
39.9 |
13.4 |
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| Relationship to head |
Head (n = 126) |
39.7 |
39.7 |
20.6 |
| Spouse (n = 802) |
35.7 |
48.9 |
15.5 |
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| Education of woman*** |
None (n = 242) |
47.9 |
43.8 |
8.3 |
| Primary (n = 194) |
37.1 |
46.9 |
16.0 |
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| High school+ (n = 492) |
30.1 |
49.8 |
20.1 |
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| Employment status of woman |
Engaged (n = 240) |
35.0 |
44.2 |
20.8 |
| Not engaged (n = 688) |
36.6 |
48.8 |
14.5 |
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| Size of household landholdings |
50 cents or less (n = 729) |
34.3 |
48.8 |
16.9 |
| > 50 cents (n = 199) |
43.2 |
43.2 |
13.6 |
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| Caste of head |
SC/ST (n = 363) |
38.6 |
46.6 |
14.9 |
| OBC (n = 357) |
38.7 |
46.2 |
15.1 |
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| Forward (n = 208) |
27.9 |
51.9 |
20.2 |
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| Total |
(n = 928) |
36.2 |
47.6 |
16.2 |
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*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, tested by chi-square. | ||||
Mohindra et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:2 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-2 |
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