| Variables | Total population N (350) | Emotional abuse n = 214 (62.6%) | p-value |
| Types of family | |||
| Nuclear | 155 (44.3) | 92 (43.0) | .541 |
| Extended | 195 (55.7) | 122 (57.0) | |
| Household SES | |||
| Lower SES | 21 (6.0) | 16 (7.5) | .048* |
| Lower middle | 107 (30.6) | 65 (30.4) | |
| Upper middle | 202 (57.7) | 126 (58.9) | |
| Upper SES | 20 (5.7) | 7 (3.3) | |
| Professional qualification | |||
| Graduate | 50 (14.3) | 27 (12.6) | .028* |
| Undergraduate | 156 (44.6) | 87 (40.7) | |
| Diploma | 144 (41.1) | 100 (46.7) | |
| Profession | |||
| Nurse | 185 (52.9) | 124 (57.9) | .017* |
| Doctor | 165 (47.1) | 90 (42.1) | |
| Husband’s employment status | |||
| Working | 340 (97.1) | 208 (97.2) | 1.000 (F) |
| Looking for work/unemployed | 6 (1.7) | 4 (1.9) | |
| Retired | 4 (1.1) | 2 (.9) | |
| Husband alcoholic | 42 (12.3) | 34 (15.9) | .009* |