Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010

Suriname, 2010

Reference ID

SUR_2010_MICS_v01_M

Producer(s)

United Nations Children’s Fund, Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing, General Bureau of Statistics, Institute for Social Research

Collection(s)

UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

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Jan 06, 2014

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If she burns the food: wife beating justified (DV1E)

Data file: wm

Overview

Valid: 6290

Invalid: 947

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 189

End: 189

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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 burns the food?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	133	2.1%
2	No	6117	97.2%
8	DK	37	0.6%
9	Missing	3	0%
Sysmiss		947

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.

Interviewer instructions

Read each item aloud. For each situation, circle the code corresponding to the answer given - '1' if 'Yes' (she thinks the husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife in that situation), '2' if 'No', and '8' if the respondent does not know or does not have an opinion.

Description

Source of information

The eligible woman selected for interview

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