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Table <strong>16</strong>.10.1 Attitude toward wife beating: Women<br />

Percentage of all women age 15-49 who agree that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife for specific reasons, according to background<br />

characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic Burns the food Argues with him<br />

Husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she:<br />

Goes out without<br />

telling him<br />

Neglects the<br />

children<br />

Refuses to have<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse with<br />

him<br />

Percentage who<br />

agree with at<br />

least one<br />

specified reason<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Age<br />

15-19 7.7 8.9 9.0 11.8 8.8 20.7 5,263<br />

20-24 5.5 7.2 7.4 9.3 8.6 <strong>16</strong>.5 5,159<br />

25-29 4.1 5.5 5.6 7.5 8.2 14.5 3,953<br />

30-34 5.2 5.9 5.7 7.6 7.6 14.7 3,668<br />

35-39 5.4 5.3 6.3 7.9 8.0 15.2 2,924<br />

40-44 4.4 5.8 5.9 7.0 7.9 13.1 2,029<br />

45-49 4.8 6.7 6.8 7.0 9.0 15.7 1,567<br />

Employment (last 12<br />

months)<br />

Not employed 6.0 7.0 7.6 8.8 8.0 <strong>16</strong>.6 8,077<br />

Employed for cash 5.2 6.3 6.2 8.9 8.4 15.7 6,368<br />

Employed not for cash 5.4 6.7 6.7 8.7 8.6 <strong>16</strong>.5 10,117<br />

Number of living children<br />

0 6.4 7.0 7.5 10.2 7.5 18.0 5,739<br />

1-2 5.4 7.0 6.9 8.9 8.0 15.8 7,834<br />

3-4 5.2 6.2 6.4 7.9 8.7 15.7 6,344<br />

5+ 5.2 6.6 6.7 8.2 9.4 15.9 4,644<br />

Marital status<br />

Never married 6.6 7.2 7.3 10.0 7.3 17.9 5,170<br />

Married or living together 5.2 6.9 7.1 8.5 8.6 <strong>16</strong>.0 <strong>16</strong>,130<br />

Divorced/separated/<br />

widowed 5.5 5.3 5.2 8.4 8.5 15.1 3,262<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 2.6 3.3 4.4 5.4 4.1 10.5 4,496<br />

Rural 6.2 7.5 7.5 9.5 9.3 17.6 20,066<br />

Region<br />

Northern 8.2 10.2 12.5 14.1 14.6 24.9 2,838<br />

Central 5.2 6.4 6.4 8.4 8.4 <strong>16</strong>.6 10,529<br />

Southern 5.2 6.2 6.0 7.8 6.7 13.9 11,194<br />

Education<br />

No education 6.1 7.6 7.5 9.0 10.7 18.2 2,977<br />

Primary 6.5 7.7 7.6 9.9 9.5 18.1 15,245<br />

Secondary 3.3 4.4 5.3 6.5 4.9 12.2 5,598<br />

More than secondary 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.6 0.7 4.0 742<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 7.3 8.2 8.3 10.4 11.0 19.6 4,745<br />

Second 6.5 7.8 7.5 9.9 10.2 18.0 4,692<br />

Middle 5.7 8.5 7.3 9.3 8.9 17.5 4,635<br />

Fourth 6.0 6.5 7.7 9.2 8.5 17.5 4,680<br />

Highest 2.9 3.5 4.2 5.8 4.1 10.5 5,810<br />

Total 5.5 6.7 6.9 8.8 8.3 <strong>16</strong>.3 24,562<br />

272 • Women’s Empowerment

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