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Attitudes toward wife beating, males
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Percentage of men who think that wife beating is justified under at least one condition (burns the food, argues with him, goes out without telling him, neglects the children, and/or refuses to have sexual intercourse with him)
Domain
Gender equality
Sub-domain
Violence against women
Tags
Latin America and the Caribbean Key Indicators
Definition
Percentage of men age 15-49 who agree that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under at least one condition (burns the food, argues with him, goes out without telling him, neglects the children, and/or refuses to have sexual intercourse with him)
Method of Calculation
Data source specific method of calculation:
DHS:
Numerator:
Number of men aged 15 to 49 years who agree that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one reason (burns the food, argues with him, goes out without telling him, neglects the children, and/or refuses to have sexual intercourse with him).
Denominator:
Number of men aged 15 to 49 years.
Calculation:
Numerators divided by the denominator multiplied by 100.
Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination
Annual
Geospatial Dimension Availability
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)
Time Dimension Availability
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Disaggregation Dimension Availability
Age group: 15 to 19 years old, 15 to 24 years old, 20 to 24 years old, 20 to 29 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 25 to 34 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 30 to 39 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 35 to 49 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 40 to 49 years old, 45 to 49 years old, 50 to 54 years old, 50 to 59 years old, 50 years old and over, 55 to 59 years old, 60 to 64 years old, 60 years old and over
Education level: Higher, No education, Primary education, Secondary education
Employment: Employed for cash, Employed for kind, Unemployed
Marital status: Currently married or living together, Never married, Widowed, divorced, or separated
Number of living children: 0, 1-2, 3-4, 5+
Place of residence: Rural, Urban
Sex: Male
Wealth index: Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest
Comments
The list of reasons and/or wording of specified reasons justifying wife beating has varied over time. Some countries also add more reasons and some countries modify the wording of the standard reasons. In some surveys the questions are only asked to married women or men.
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Attitudes toward wife beating, males
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Percentage of men who think that wife beating is justified under at least one condition (burns the food, argues with him, goes out without telling him, neglects the children, and/or refuses to have sexual intercourse with him)
Domain
Gender equality
Sub-domain
Violence against women
Tags
Latin America and the Caribbean Key Indicators
Definition
Percentage of men age 15-49 who agree that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under at least one condition (burns the food, argues with him, goes out without telling him, neglects the children, and/or refuses to have sexual intercourse with him)
Method of Calculation
Data source specific method of calculation:
DHS: Numerator: Number of men aged 15 to 49 years who agree that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one reason (burns the food, argues with him, goes out without telling him, neglects the children, and/or refuses to have sexual intercourse with him).
Denominator: Number of men aged 15 to 49 years.
Calculation: Numerators divided by the denominator multiplied by 100.
Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination
Annual
Geospatial Dimension Availability
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)
Time Dimension Availability
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Disaggregation Dimension Availability
Age group: 15 to 19 years old, 15 to 24 years old, 20 to 24 years old, 20 to 29 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 25 to 34 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 30 to 39 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 35 to 49 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 40 to 49 years old, 45 to 49 years old, 50 to 54 years old, 50 to 59 years old, 50 years old and over, 55 to 59 years old, 60 to 64 years old, 60 years old and overEducation level: Higher, No education, Primary education, Secondary educationEmployment: Employed for cash, Employed for kind, UnemployedMarital status: Currently married or living together, Never married, Widowed, divorced, or separatedNumber of living children: 0, 1-2, 3-4, 5+Place of residence: Rural, UrbanSex: MaleWealth index: Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest
Comments
The list of reasons and/or wording of specified reasons justifying wife beating has varied over time. Some countries also add more reasons and some countries modify the wording of the standard reasons. In some surveys the questions are only asked to married women or men.
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