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Table 15.6.2 Attitude toward wife beating: Men<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> all men age 15-49 who agree that a husb<strong>and</strong> is justified in hitting or beating his wife for specific reasons, by<br />

background characteristics, <strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Husb<strong>and</strong> is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she: Percentage<br />

Burns<br />

the food<br />

Argues<br />

with him<br />

Goes out<br />

without<br />

telling him<br />

Neglects<br />

the children<br />

Refuses to<br />

have sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

with him<br />

who agree<br />

with at least<br />

one specified<br />

reason<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

men<br />

Age<br />

15-19 36.6 39.5 58.5 61.9 23.9 72.3 994<br />

20-24 37.9 42.9 63.1 70.1 27.6 79.7 643<br />

25-29 38.1 44.2 65.4 72.7 23.2 83.3 586<br />

30-34 39.0 46.9 68.2 77.6 28.0 85.1 439<br />

35-39 36.1 47.5 68.6 78.6 28.5 87.2 553<br />

40-44 37.6 49.4 67.7 73.2 28.9 84.8 462<br />

45-49<br />

Employment (past 12 months)<br />

38.8 43.8 69.8 72.7 28.5 81.2 400<br />

Not employed 39.3 42.6 64.3 73.8 14.0 80.5 538<br />

Employed for cash 29.3 37.6 61.0 70.8 17.8 78.3 973<br />

Employed not for cash<br />

Marital status<br />

40.3 46.9 66.3 70.6 32.4 81.7 2,564<br />

Never married 36.6 41.4 60.8 65.8 24.1 76.0 1,865<br />

Married or living together 38.2 46.3 68.1 75.5 28.5 84.7 2,158<br />

Divorced/separated/widowed<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> living children<br />

45.0 53.9 68.2 78.1 25.6 87.9 53<br />

0 36.9 42.1 61.2 66.2 24.6 76.7 2,009<br />

1-2 37.9 44.8 67.7 75.8 26.3 84.4 638<br />

3-4 34.5 44.4 67.7 75.9 26.4 85.0 720<br />

5+<br />

Residence<br />

41.9 49.1 69.4 75.5 32.0 84.6 709<br />

Urban 39.5 48.1 69.4 78.8 16.4 86.1 1,<strong>10</strong>2<br />

Rural<br />

District<br />

36.8 42.7 63.1 68.2 30.2 78.8 2,974<br />

Aileu 8.1 26.5 43.5 28.9 6.8 47.8 181<br />

Ainaro 68.1 58.8 48.1 77.7 6.8 87.8 217<br />

Baucau 11.0 18.3 58.3 63.6 71.4 93.9 415<br />

Bobonaro 65.9 29.7 95.8 93.8 6.8 99.6 357<br />

Covalima 27.1 64.0 69.3 74.3 33.3 94.7 236<br />

Dili 34.6 45.9 70.7 82.4 8.8 86.0 797<br />

Ermera 53.4 58.8 69.9 67.7 52.5 76.6 491<br />

Lautem 76.1 75.5 90.7 88.5 45.7 94.6 308<br />

Liquiçá 18.9 36.1 45.3 45.7 8.1 53.7 252<br />

Manatuto 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.8 1.7 190<br />

Manufahi 88.6 85.8 86.6 89.5 18.8 91.4 137<br />

Oecussi 31.8 65.6 79.1 81.8 51.4 91.3 235<br />

Viqueque<br />

Education<br />

1.7 14.5 39.7 79.3 6.2 82.5 260<br />

No education 37.1 46.5 64.8 72.2 28.7 81.4 791<br />

Primary 35.0 41.3 63.4 68.3 29.0 78.7 1,046<br />

Secondary 39.3 43.9 65.2 71.3 25.7 80.8 2,009<br />

More than secondary<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

35.2 51.0 67.0 77.2 14.3 87.3 230<br />

Lowest 35.4 45.8 63.8 70.5 28.5 81.3 728<br />

Second 41.1 45.9 63.9 68.6 30.0 80.2 781<br />

Middle 37.4 41.9 62.3 67.3 29.3 79.4 786<br />

Fourth 38.0 43.6 66.7 72.9 28.6 79.5 849<br />

Highest 35.8 43.8 66.7 75.0 17.7 83.0 932<br />

Total 15-49 37.5 44.1 64.8 71.1 26.5 80.7 4,076<br />

Note: Total includes one man missing information on employment status<br />

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