Description

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

Comparability

In addition to universe differences, question wording for DVACHEAT varies across samples. See below.

Comparability – Standard DHS

DVACHEAT is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire or domestic violence module in any phase, but it is part of a series of questions about wife beating attitudes, which are included in the domestic violence module from Phase IV forward.

The Phase IV and V questionnaires word the introductory question as follows: "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?"

The Phase VI and VII questionnaires remove the prefacing sentence, and simply ask, "In your opinion, is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations?"

See the Survey Text tab for exact question wording.

Universe