**Table 3**

*2015–2016.*

*Percentage of ever-married women age 15–49 who reported sexual violence (by current or the last husband) by relationship related background characteristics with Pearson's chi-square results, India, 2015–2016*

From **Table 4** it is evident that the women who justified wife beating in certain circumstances experienced higher rate of sexual violence. The prevalence of sexual abuse in marital relationship was found the highest among the poorest group and the lowest among the richest group. The prevalence of sexual violence was the highest in eastern part of India and the lowest in the western part of India.


*2015–2016.*

#### **Table 4**

*Percentage of ever-married women age 15–49 who reported sexual violence (by current or the last husband) by community level and broad societal level background characteristics with Pearson's chi-square results, India, 2015–2016*

*Sexual Violence and Women Empowerment in India: Findings from a Nationally Representative… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97456*
