Variable DV1B : If she neglects the children: wife beating justified
Overview
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Type:
Discrete
Format: numeric Width: 1 Decimal(s): 0 Range: 1-9 |
Valid case(s): 2118 (2118)
Invalid: 116 (0) Minimum: 1 Maximum: 8 |
File: wm - Roma Settlements
Universe
All eligible women
Source of information
Respondent
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | 420 | 370 |  17.5%
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| 2 | No | 1632 | 1689 | 79.8%
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| 8 | DK | 66 | 59 | 2.8%
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| 9 | Missing | 0 | 0 | 0.0%
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| Sysmiss | 116 | 0 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics
of the population of interest.
Literal question
Sometimes a husband is annoyed or angered by things that his wife does. In your opinion, is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations: If she neglects the children?
Interviewer instructions
Survey Coordinators: This module is only composed of one question. In this module, we have only one question, which asks for the woman's opinion on domestic violence. Note that we are not asking whether the woman has been subjected to domestic violence. Research has shown, however, that there is overall agreement in the proportion of women who think that a husband may be justified in hitting or beating his wife in certain situations, and the actual prevalence of domestic violence. The correlation may be on a societal level, and not on an individual level. Survey Coordinators: Keep the situations as they are described in the module (a to E) since these will be used for cross-country comparisons. You may want to add other situations that you think may also be culturally relevant. Read each item aloud. For each situation, circle the code corresponding to the answer given - '1' if 'Yes' (she thinks the husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife in that situation), '2' if 'No', and '8' if the respondent does not know or does not have an opinion.