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Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2016
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NPL_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Health, Nepal; New ERA; and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Beating justified if: Wife neglects the children (M_DVANEGKIDMN)

Data file: NPL2016-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 758
End: 758
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?
b) If she neglects the children?
c) If she argues with him?
d) If she refuses to have sex with him?
e) If she burns the food?
f) If she brings less or brings no dowry?

GOES OUT

YES 1
NO 2
DK 8

NEGLECTS CHILDREN

YES 1
NO 2
DK 8

ARGUES

YES 1
NO 2
DK 8

REFUSES SEX

YES 1
NO 2
DK 8

BURNS FOOD

YES 1
NO 2
DK 8

LESS/NO DOWRY

YES 1
NO 2
DK 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
DVANEGKIDMN (MV744B) indicates whether the male respondent believes a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she neglects the children.

concept

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