IPUMS DHS: descr: DVPLEFTPAR

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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DVPLEFTPAR (DVPLEFTPAR)

Ever left husband/partner because of physical abuse

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DVPLEFTPAR indicates whether the respondent has ever left her husband or partner because she was beaten.

DVPLEFTPAR has no comparability problems.

Comparability – Standard DHS

DVPLEFTPAR is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire or domestic violence module.

South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who have experienced physical violence in the past year or at any time from a boyfriend/husband/partner.

South Africa: 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B