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

Table 16.9—Continued
Emotional
violence
Physical
violence Sexual violence
Physical or
sexual violence
Emotional,
physical or
sexual violence
Number of
women
Marital status and duration
Currently married woman 7.2 33.3 2.6 34.1 35.3 1,843
..Married only once 7.2 33.4 2.6 34.1 35.4 1,817
....0-4 years 5.6 29.1 2.1 30.1 31.6 332
....5-9 years 6.3 36.5 1.6 36.7 37.6 352
....10+ years 8.0 33.7 3.1 34.5 35.8 1,133
..Married more than once (7.0) (30.3) (0.0) (30.3) (30.3) 26
Divorced/separated/widowed 25.5 36.1 7.7 42.5 48.4 116
Residence
Urban 13.8 43.9 3.4 45.5 48.5 468
Rural 6.6 30.2 2.7 31.1 32.2 1,491
District
Aileu 7.7 22.5 5.4 26.5 28.0 74
Ainaro 3.1 11.0 0.5 11.5 13.0 100
Baucau 15.4 28.5 7.4 30.5 32.7 230
Bobonaro 3.0 22.1 1.8 23.3 24.2 172
Covalima 3.5 44.7 0.0 44.7 44.7 115
Dili 13.9 43.7 2.5 45.5 48.0 336
Ermera 2.5 16.1 1.2 16.1 17.0 225
Lautem 27.4 55.5 6.5 56.0 61.2 136
Liquiçá 4.0 24.0 4.1 25.3 26.2 115
Manatuto 2.2 10.6 2.1 11.1 12.0 79
Manufahi 4.7 77.0 1.3 77.6 77.6 84
Oecussi 4.6 53.8 2.4 54.8 55.3 140
Viqueque 2.1 25.7 0.5 25.7 26.2 153
Education
No education 9.2 31.3 2.9 32.4 34.4 753
Primary 7.5 37.5 3.0 38.2 38.7 495
Secondary 8.1 32.4 3.0 33.8 35.5 656
More than secondary (5.1) (40.7) (0.0) (40.7) (43.5) 54
Wealth quintile
Lowest 7.3 33.5 3.4 34.8 35.8 392
Second 8.5 34.5 3.6 35.4 36.5 389
Middle 6.5 28.9 2.9 29.4 30.1 379
Fourth 8.7 33.2 1.6 34.1 37.3 385
Highest 10.5 37.1 2.8 38.7 40.3 415
Respondent’s father beat her
mother
Yes 11.6 56.4 4.9 57.8 59.2 632
No 5.9 20.9 1.7 21.9 23.9 999
DK 9.2 28.0 2.5 28.6 28.9 324
Total 8.3 33.5 2.9 34.6 36.1 1,959
Note: Husband/partner refers to the current husband/partner for currently married women and the most recent husband/partner for
divorced, separated or widowed women. Total includes 4 women with information missing on whether their fathers beat their mothers.
Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases.
As expected, marital status shows a strong association with experience of violence. Women
who are divorced, separated, or widowed are more likely to have experienced violence than other
women. This finding suggests that the experience of violence may have contributed to the likelihood
of the termination of a relationship. Currently married women who have been married for five years
or more are more likely to experience emotional, physical, or sexual violence than women who have
been married for less than five years.
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