Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2003

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Reference ID

NGA_2003_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Population Commission [Nigeria] 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: NGA2003-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 984

End: 984

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

721. 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?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

If she neglects the children?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

If she argues with him?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

If she refuses to have sex with him?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

If she burns the food?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

If food is not cooked on time?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'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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