Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10 - Timor-Leste Ministry of ...

Table 15.6.1 Attitude toward wife beating: Women
Percentage of all women age 15-49 who agree that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife for specific reasons, by
background characteristics, Timor-Leste 2009-10
Background
characteristic
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Husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she: Percentage
Burns
the food
Argues
with him
Goes out
without
telling him
Neglects
the children
Refuses to
have sexual
intercourse
with him
who agree
with at least
one specified
reason
Number of
women
Age
15-19 43.5 57.9 69.8 73.2 25.2 81.1 3,144
20-24 44.9 65.5 73.4 77.1 28.7 87.3 2,343
25-29 43.4 67.7 73.2 77.4 30.4 89.2 1,897
30-34 41.5 65.5 72.4 77.3 28.4 87.7 1,534
35-39 43.0 65.7 72.7 78.5 33.7 87.5 1,684
40-44 42.3 66.4 73.1 76.3 33.1 87.7 1,388
45-49
Employment (past 12 months)
42.9 63.6 72.3 78.1 32.1 86.9 1,146
Not employed 44.2 60.0 70.0 74.2 26.3 85.0 7,943
Employed for cash 38.9 60.7 69.5 68.5 26.8 84.6 1,054
Employed not for cash
Marital status
42.6 72.4 77.0 82.6 36.3 88.9 4,130
Never married 44.2 59.6 70.0 73.4 24.8 82.1 4,675
Married or living together 42.9 66.3 73.4 78.2 32.0 88.7 7,906
Divorced/separated/widowed
Number of living children
40.2 66.9 72.5 76.4 32.9 84.8 556
0 44.2 59.9 70.3 73.4 25.1 82.4 5,178
1-2 43.1 66.9 74.1 78.2 30.9 89.2 2,350
3-4 42.4 65.9 72.6 77.7 32.4 88.6 2,554
5+
Residence
42.4 66.9 73.5 79.0 33.3 88.2 3,055
Urban 48.0 63.1 69.5 72.3 21.5 89.3 3,439
Rural
District
41.6 64.3 73.1 77.9 32.3 85.1 9,698
Aileu 50.6 65.8 78.2 77.4 42.5 86.5 554
Ainaro 36.8 27.6 58.7 59.5 13.9 64.5 619
Baucau 40.1 31.1 68.5 72.9 18.6 83.2 1,408
Bobonaro 19.3 60.2 76.2 85.7 10.2 88.7 1,262
Covalima 58.6 72.0 72.0 77.8 34.4 87.6 781
Dili 53.1 60.9 67.2 67.2 17.3 89.8 2,466
Ermera 51.4 90.9 91.3 92.1 51.1 96.2 1,542
Lautem 19.7 77.4 60.1 80.2 13.1 92.0 864
Liquiçá 70.4 80.9 83.0 82.9 67.8 88.7 801
Manatuto 48.9 78.9 72.9 70.0 44.0 83.0 603
Manufahi 22.4 66.7 62.5 83.2 12.7 91.0 470
Oecussi 60.9 74.3 88.0 90.3 68.5 92.3 884
Viqueque
Education
14.9 49.7 49.5 54.4 10.4 59.1 882
No education 42.4 65.3 74.0 79.1 35.1 86.4 3,854
Primary 43.3 65.6 72.6 78.7 33.5 86.3 3,005
Secondary 43.8 62.5 71.1 74.0 24.5 85.9 5,829
More than secondary
Wealth quintile
43.3 59.4 67.4 70.1 19.2 88.1 449
Lowest 38.9 59.1 68.0 74.2 31.8 81.1 2,314
Second 40.7 61.6 74.1 78.6 31.4 84.5 2,468
Middle 42.4 69.5 76.7 80.7 32.8 87.9 2,590
Fourth 44.1 67.1 72.7 78.3 30.6 87.7 2,687
Highest 48.5 62.1 69.5 71.0 22.4 88.5 3,077
Total 43.2 63.9 72.2 76.4 29.5 86.2 13,137
Note: Total includes 11 women with information missing on employment status.