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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Attitudes toward wife beating, males<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
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)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Gender equality<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Violence against women<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Tags</strong></u><br>
Latin America and the Caribbean Key Indicators<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
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)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>DHS:</strong><br> <br><em>Numerator:</em><br> 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).
<br><em>Denominator:</em><br> Number of men aged 15 to 49 years.
<br><em>Calculation:</em><br> Numerators divided by the denominator multiplied by 100.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>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</em><br>Education level: <em>Higher, No education, Primary education, Secondary education</em><br>Employment: <em>Employed for cash, Employed for kind, Unemployed</em><br>Marital status: <em>Currently married or living together, Never married, Widowed, divorced, or separated</em><br>Number of living children: <em>0, 1-2, 3-4, 5+</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Sex: <em>Male</em><br>Wealth index: <em>Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
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.<br></p> |