Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012

St. Lucia, 2012

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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If she neglects the children: wife beating justified (DV1B)

Data file: wm

Overview

Valid: 1253

Invalid: 88

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 243

End: 243

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 neglects the chidlren?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	71	5.7%
2	No	1165	93%
8	DK	17	1.4%
9	Missing	0	0%
Sysmiss		88

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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