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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Beating justified if: Wife burns food (C_DVABURNFOODMN)

Data file: MWI2016-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 742
End: 742
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
618. In your opinion, is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations:

a. If she goes out without telling him?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

b. If she neglects the children?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

c. If she argues with him?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

d. If she refuses to have sex with him?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

e. I she does not properly cook the food?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
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.

Description

Definition
DVABURNFOODMN (MV744E) indicates whether the male respondent believes a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she burns the food.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Domestic violence attitudes Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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