Demographic Health Survey 2005

Rwanda, 2005

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RWA-NISR-DHS-2005-v01

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National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

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Demography and Health Statistics

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Wife beating justified if she neglects the children (V744B)

Data file: Woman

Overview

Valid: 11318

Valid (weighted): 11317.192

Invalid: 221

Invalid (weighted): 3.808

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 552

End: 552

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 8

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V13193

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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 neglects the children?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	No	6558	6433	56.8%
1	Yes	4549	4655	41.1%
8	Don't know	211	229	2%
9		3	4
Sysmiss		218	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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