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MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012

St. Lucia, 2012
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Reference ID
LCA_2012_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ministry of Social Transformation, Local Government and Community Empowerment, Central Statistics Office, United Nations Children’s Fund
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Dec 23, 2014
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Dec 23, 2014
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Spanked, hit or slapped child on bottom with bare hand (CD16)

Data file: hh

Overview

Valid: 595
Invalid: 1414
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 127
End: 127
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Spanked, hit or slapped him/her on the bottom with bare hand.
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Yes 156
26.2%
2 No 431
72.4%
9 Missing 8
1.3%
Sysmiss 1414
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
Spanking a child on the bottom with a bare hand is a form of physical punishment used by some parents/caretakers.

Description

Source of information
Mother or primary caretaker of the selected child
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