Demographic and Health Survey 2000

Rwanda, 2000

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RWA-NISR-DHS-2000-v1.0

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National Institute of Statistic of Rwanda

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Wife beating justified if she argues with him (V744C)

Data file: Woman

Overview

Valid: 10417

Valid (weighted): 10415.575

Invalid: 205

Invalid (weighted): 5.425

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 652

End: 652

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 8

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V1916

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Sometimes a husband is annoyed or angered by things that his wife does. In your opinion, is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations: If she argues with him?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	No	9042	8961	86%
1	Yes	1143	1223	11.7%
8	Don't know	232	232	2.2%
9		4	5
Sysmiss		201	0

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.

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All eligible women

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Respondent

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