Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between demographic variables (age, educational level, occupation, residential area and region) and domestic violence in Pakistan. In this study, data of Pakistan Demographic Health Survey (PDHS) 2012 was used. According to the PDHS data, domestic violence depends on physical and emotional violence. The separate questionnaire was used to collect the data on domestic violence. The sample size was based on 14,000 urban and rural households. All married women in reproductive age (15-49) were included as a sample. All demographic characteristics were used as variables and measured the relationship with violence. Analysis of variance ANOVA and independent sample t-test used to find out the relationship between demographic factors and domestic violence. According to the results, demographic characteristics have a significant relationship with domestic violence. The results also show that higher educational level, urban area, good occupation can decrease the level of violence.