Demographic and Health Survey 2007 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 2007

Reference ID

BGD_2007_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Mitra and Associates, and Macro International., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 15, 2018

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Beating justified if: Wife refuses to have sex with husband (M_DVAIFNOSEXMN)

Data file: BGD2007-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 451

End: 451

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

810) 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 goes out without telling him?
If she neglects the children?
If she argues with him?
If she refuses to have sex with him?
If she does not obey elders in the family?

GOES OUT

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

NEGLECTS CHILDREN

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

ARGUES

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

REFUSES SEX

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

DOESN'T OBEY ELDERS

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

DVAIFNOSEXMN (MV744D) indicates whether the male respondent believes a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she refuses to have sex with him.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Domestic violence attitudes Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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