NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western Regionsthose asked about husbands; however, questions on other types of domestic violence were alsoadded. The responses to these questions can be found in Table CP.9.Overall, slightly more than three fifths (62 percent) of women aged 15–49 years in the MFWR feltthat a mother-in-law is justified in verbally abusing/threatening her daughter-in-law for at least oneof the suggested reasons. Some 35 percent agreed that violence is justified if a woman goes outwithout telling her mother-in-law, 50 percent agreed that violence is justified if a daughter-in-lawneglects her children, 28 percent agreed that violence is justified if a woman argues with hermother-in-law, and 37 percent agreed that violence is justified if a woman doesn’t obey her motherin-law’sorders. Fewer believed that violence is justified if a woman doesn’t bring dowry (twopercent) or if she doesn’t finish her work on time (12 percent). For agreement with at least onereason, there was little variation by region or urban/rural area. Subregionally, the highestpercentage was in the Far Western Hills (76 percent) and the lowest was in the Far Western Terai (55percent). Younger women tended to show lower agreement than older women: 52 percent ofwomen aged 15–19 years agreed with at least one reason compared to 71 percent of women aged45–49 years. Women who had never married (48 percent) were less likely to agree than women whowere currently or formerly married (both 66 percent). Women with no education (68 percent) weremore likely to agree with at least one reason than women with at least secondary education (50percent). Acceptance decreased with an increase in household wealth status: 68 percent of womenfrom the poorest quintile agreed compared to 58 percent from the richest quintile.162