The independent variables, then, were the following: (a) age, (b) marital status, (c) educational status, (d) religion, (e) women's autonomy in household decision-making, (f) wealth index, (g) number of living children, (h) place of residence, (i) region of residence, (j) exposure to media, (k) ethnic affiliation, and (l) spousal age difference.
Lei had decided to remain in the U.S. and wanted to know how he could obtain lawful permanent residence (i.e., his "green card").
In order to achieve this aim the current status of a typical Saudi residence (i.e. an apartment complex) is investigated in terms of energy and water consumption using simulation software packages.
In rejecting any link between fortune (i.e., destiny conceived as a function of qi endowment) and one's residence (i.e., environmental factors), Ruan Kan was in effect saying that destiny is entirely predetermined.
It is interesting to note that many Internet users in this study preferred to organize their "email friends" into groups according to residence (i.e., China or New Zealand) and personal hobbies.
These findings revealed that (a) age, (b) number of living children, (c) level of education, (d) religion, (e) household wealth index, (f) place of residence (i.e., urban versus rural), (g) region of residence, (h) ethnicity, and (i) frequency of watching television significantly affected the likelihood that a woman would support wife-beating.
Age, sex, and residence (i.e., matched characteristics) did not differ significantly between cases and controls (Table 1).
Controls were recruited from among women seen for general medical examinations and frequency-matched to patients on age and region of residence (i.e., state, county).
