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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014

Guyana, 2014
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Reference ID
GUY_2014_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
United Nations Children’s Fund, Guyana Bureau of Statistics, Guyana Ministry of Public Health
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: 5076
Invalid: 733
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 246
End: 246
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 454
8.9%
2 No 4536
89.4%
8 DK 85
1.7%
9 Missing 1
0%
Sysmiss 733
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.
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