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DVASPENDSMONEY
Wife beating justified: spends or wastes money

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Description

DVASPENDSMONEY denotes whether the respondent thinks that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she wastes money, overspends, or spends a lot of money without her husband's permission.
This variable includes information for both women and men respondents.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL
Barbados
Belize
Congo
Guyana
Iraq
Mongolia
Saint Lucia

Comparability

Below is detailed country specific variations in exact wording.

Comparability — Barbados [top]

Barbados 2012 asks about spending money irrationally.

Comparability — Belize [top]

Belize 2006 words the question "if she squanders the money." The 2011 and 2015 samples use the phrase "if she wastes the money."

Comparability — Congo [top]

Congo 2014 ask specifically "if the women spends a large amount of money without her husband's permission."

Comparability — Guyana [top]

Guyana 2019 phrases the question "if she overspends."

Comparability — Iraq [top]

Iraq 2011 phrases the question "if she is a careless spender."

Comparability — Mongolia [top]

Mongolia 2010, 2012 (Nalaikh and Khuvsgul AimagĀ ), 2016 (Nalaikh and Khuvsgul Aimag) ask specifically "if the women spends a large amount of money without her husband's permission."

Comparability — Saint Lucia [top]

St. Lucia 2012 asks about spending money irrationally.

Universe

  • Barbados 2012: Women age 15-49
  • Belize 2006: Women age 15-49
  • Belize 2011: Women age 15-49
  • Belize 2015: Women age 15-49
  • Congo 2014: Women age 15-49
  • Guyana 2019: Women age 15-49
  • Iraq 2011: Women age 15-49
  • Mongolia 2010: Women age 15-49
  • Mongolia (Khuvsgul Aimag) 2012: Women age 15-49
  • Mongolia (Nalaikh) 2012: Women age 15-49
  • Mongolia (Khuvsgul Aimag) 2016: Women age 15-49
  • Mongolia (Nalaikh) 2016: Women age 15-49
  • Saint Lucia 2012: Women age 15-49

Availability

  • Barbados: 2012
  • Belize: 2006, 2011, 2015
  • Congo: 2014
  • Guyana: 2019
  • Iraq: 2011
  • Mongolia: 2010
  • Mongolia (Khuvsgul Aimag): 2012, 2016
  • Mongolia (Nalaikh): 2012, 2016
  • Saint Lucia: 2012