Table 7

Models for limited decision-making agency. Binomial logistic regression: odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and goodness of fit statisticsa

Dependent variable: male decision-making (yes, n = 114, no, n = 814)
M0
M1
M2

Socioeconomic characteristics and caste



Education (ref = high school+) Primary

1.23 [0.72–2.11]
1.22 [0.71–2.09]
No education

0.73 [0.39–1.34]
0.72 [0.38–1.33]
Employment (ref = not engaged) Engaged

0.45 [0.25–0.81]
0.44 [0.24–0.79]
Landholdings (ref = more than 50 cents) 50 cents or less

0.89 [0.53–1.50]
0.90 [0.53–1.52]
Caste of head (ref = forward) OBC

1.01 [0.57–1.79]
0.96 [0.54–1.72]
SC/ST

1.35 [0.76–2.40]
1.31 [0.74–2.34]

SHG participation



SHG (ref = not member) Early joiner (> 2 years)
1.00 [0.58–1.74]

0.90 [0.53–1.74]
Late joiner (< = 2 years)
0.71 [0.46–1.10]

0.62 [0.39–0.97]
Chi square (df) -2 log likelihood
2.8(2) 688.7
51.3(9)*** 640.2
56.5(11)*** 635.0

Deviation

10.4(2)**

a Notes: Models are adjusted for age and women's household position. Results in bold are statistically significant, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

OBC = Other Backward Caste, SC/ST = Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe.

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