Proportion of females 15-49 years who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife

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Indicator name: 
 Proportion of females 15-49 years who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife 
Data type: 
 Percent 
Indicator Id: 
 5372 

Definition:

Percentage of girls and women 15–49 years old who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one of the specified reasons, i.e., if his wife burns the food, argues with him, goes out without telling him, neglects the children or refuses sexual relations.

Method of estimation:

Data are derived from household surveys, most commonly Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).

Unit of Measure:

Percent

Links:

https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/violence/attitudes-and-social-norms-on-violence/

https://data.unicef.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Attitudes-towards-wife-beating-Women-database_Nov-2017.xls

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