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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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Physical abuse by others: Police (W_DVOPOL)

Data file: MWI2016-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1094
End: 1094
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
1317. Who has hurt you in this way? Anyone else?

RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

MOTHER A
STEP-MOTHER B
FATHER C
STEP-FATHER D
SISTER/BROTHER E
DAUGHTER/SON F
OTHER RELATIVE G
CURRENT BOYFRIEND H
FORMER BOYFRIEND I
MOTHER-IN-LAW J
FATHER-IN-LAW K
OTHER IN-LAW L
TEACHER M
EMPLOYER/SOMEONE AT WORK N
POLICE/SOLDIER O
OTHER (SPECIFY) X
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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
For women who were randomly selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, DVOPOL (D115XE) indicates whether they had been physically hurt by a police officer or soldier since age 15.

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Physical abuse from others Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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