Table 3

Verbal assault victim demographics

CharacteristicsN (%) Non-combined
victims of verbal assault
P valueN (%) Combined
verbal assault
P value
YesNoYesNo
N143 (37.0)201 (52.1)211 (54.7)142 (36.8)
Age, years
 20–2422 (15.4)33 (16.4)32 (15.2)23 (16.2)
 25–2964 (44.8)58 (28.9)83 (39.3)40 (28.2)
 30–3455 (38.5)90 (44.8)82 (38.9)66 (46.5)
 ≥351 (0.7)16 (8.0)8 (3.8)12 (8.5)
 Missing1 (0.7)4 (2.0)<0.0016 (2.8)1 (0.7)0.033
Gender
 Male116 (81.1)173 (86.1)175 (82.9)120 (84.5)
 Female25 (17.5)22 (10.9)31 (14.7)18 (12.7)
 Missing2 (1.4)6 (3.0)0.1265 (2.4)4 (2.8)0.475
Workplace state
 Gujarat31 (21.7)36 (17.9)44 (20.9)24 (16.9)
 Karnataka28 (19.6)80 (39.8)54 (25.6)57 (40.1)
 Tamil Nadu32 (22.4)31 (15.4)41 (19.4)23 (16.2)
 Telangana52 (36.4)54 (26.9)<0.00172 (34.1)38 (26.8)<0.001
Length of employment
 <1 year15 (10.5)16 (8.0)19 (9.0)12 (8.5)
 1–2 years14 (9.8)32 (15.9)25 (11.9)22 (15.5)
 3–4 years31 (21.7)34 (16.9)45 (21.3)22 (15.5)
 5–7 years48 (33.6)56 (27.9)69 (32.7)38 (26.8)
 ≥8 years34 (23.8)62 (30.8)51 (24.2)48 (33.8)
 Missing1 (0.7)1 (0.5)0.1252 (1.0)0 (0.0)0.101
Highest education
 Below university degree42 (29.4)68 (33.8)65 (30.8)46 (32.4)
 University degree67 (46.9)99 (49.3)100 (47.4)72 (50.7)
 Postgraduate degree31 (21.7)32 (15.9)42 (19.9)22 (15.5)
 Missing3 (2.1)2 (1.0)0.0214 (1.9)2 (1.4)0.003
Work environment
 Urban77 (53.8)96 (47.8)106 (50.2)70 (49.3)
 Rural63 (44.1)102 (50.7)99 (46.9)71 (50.0)
 Missing3 (2.1)3 (1.5)0.0226 (2.8)1 (0.7)0.055