Demographic and Health Survey 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 2001

Reference ID

MLI_2001_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Ministere de la Sante' (CPS/MS) [Mali], Direction Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Informatique (DNSI) [Mali], and ORC Macro., 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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Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman argues with him (W_DVAARGUE)

Data file: MLI2001-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 891

End: 891

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

721. Sometimes a husband can get upset or angry because a certain things his wife does. In your opinion, is it legitimate that a husband beat or hit his wife in the following situations:

If she goes out without telling him?
If she neglects her children?
If she argues with him?
If she refuses to have sexual intercourse with him?
If she burns the food?

GOES OUT

YES 1
NO 2
DOESN'T KNOW 8

NEGLECTS CHILDREN

YES 1
NO 2
DOESN'T KNOW 8

ARGUES

YES 1
NO 2
DOESN'T KNOW 8

REFUSES SEX

YES 1
NO 2
DOESN'T KNOW 8

BURNS FOOD

YES 1
NO 2
DOESN'T KNOW 8

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

Description

Definition

DVAARGUE (V744C) indicates whether the woman believes a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she argues with him.

concept

Concept

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

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