Demographic and Health Survey 2013 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2013

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Reference ID

NGA_2013_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 14, 2020

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Abuse of widow: In-laws demand proof of innocence of killing husband (W_DVWPROOF)

Data file: NGA2013-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1130

End: 1130

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1330B) Have you ever faced the following as a result of the death of your husband?

a) Did your late husband's relatives blame you for his death?

YES 1
NO 2

b) Did your late husband's relatives physically or verbally abuse you?

YES 1
NO 2

c) Did your late husband's relatives maltreat you?

YES 1
NO 2

d) Did your late husband's relatives maltreat your children?

YES 1
NO 2

e) Did your late husband's relatives demand that you carry out any cultural practice to prove your innocence of his death or otherwise?

YES 1
NO 2

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For widowed women who were randomly selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, DVWPROOF indicates whether their late husbands' relatives ever demanded that they prove their innocence in his death.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Physical abuse from others Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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