Population and Family Health Survey 2012 - IPUMS Subset

Jordan, 2012

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JOR_2012_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Department of Statistics [Jordan] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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May 01, 2020

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May 14, 2020

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Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman commits infidelity (B_DVACHEAT)

Data file: JOR2012-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 942

End: 942

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

828. 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 burns the food?
If she insults him?
If she disobeys him?
If she argues with him?
If she has relation with another man?

GOES OUT

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

NEGLECTS CHILDREN

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

BURNS FOOD

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

INSULTS

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

DISOBEYS

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

ARGUES

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

ANOTHER MAN

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

DVACHEAT indicates whether the woman believes a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she commits infidelity.

concept

Concept

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

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