Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%)

✦ DISCOVERED BY ORIONAITABLEDemographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program, uri: https://api.dhsprogram.com/#/index.html, note: Indicator code from the original source: WE_AWBT_W_AGR; Indicator name from the original source: Wife beating justified for at least one specific reason [Women], publisher: The DHS Program (ICF), type: API, date accessed: 46155HealthGlobal
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Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner for any of the following five reasons: argues with him; refuses to have sex; burns the food; goes out without telling him; or when she neglects the children.

Columns (4)

countrystringiso3stringyearstringvaluenumber

Sample rows

iso3yearvaluecountry
AFE2024Africa Eastern and Southern
AFW2024Africa Western and Central
ARB2024Arab World
CSS2024Caribbean small states
CEB2024Central Europe and the Baltics
EAR2024Early-demographic dividend
EAS2024East Asia & Pacific
EAP2024East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

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