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Table <strong>16</strong>.10.2 Attitude toward wife beating: Men<br />

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

<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 />

Age<br />

15-19 4.8 10.7 9.5 13.5 8.7 23.7 1,818<br />

20-24 2.0 5.5 4.3 6.8 5.4 14.2 1,408<br />

25-29 1.3 4.6 3.6 3.9 3.8 10.9 1,022<br />

30-34 1.7 1.1 2.6 2.6 3.1 6.4 925<br />

35-39 0.5 2.2 2.9 3.0 2.1 7.3 882<br />

40-44 2.1 2.5 1.6 2.8 2.1 5.6 624<br />

45-49 0.7 2.6 2.3 1.8 2.5 5.7 450<br />

Employment (last 12<br />

months)<br />

Not employed 3.9 8.7 5.9 11.1 6.6 18.5 995<br />

Employed for cash 1.9 4.0 3.8 4.6 4.1 10.6 3,989<br />

Employed not for cash 2.3 6.0 6.0 7.6 5.4 14.9 2,144<br />

Number of living children<br />

0 3.5 8.4 7.0 10.4 7.1 19.6 3,107<br />

1-2 1.9 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.5 9.1 1,567<br />

3-4 0.6 2.8 1.5 2.6 2.2 5.8 1,325<br />

5+ 1.6 2.1 4.0 3.5 3.7 8.7 1,129<br />

Marital status<br />

Never married 3.6 8.8 7.5 10.7 7.1 20.0 2,863<br />

Married or living together 1.3 2.8 3.0 3.5 3.3 8.2 4,030<br />

Divorced/separated/<br />

widowed 2.5 4.7 2.4 3.1 3.5 10.6 235<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 0.9 3.4 3.3 4.2 1.4 9.0 1,340<br />

Rural 2.6 5.7 5.1 6.9 5.6 13.9 5,788<br />

Region<br />

Northern 4.5 7.6 7.1 12.1 7.8 20.9 922<br />

Central 2.2 6.3 6.1 7.1 4.8 14.5 3,176<br />

Southern 1.7 3.4 2.7 3.9 3.9 9.1 3,030<br />

Education<br />

No education 2.2 4.3 3.5 3.9 5.0 9.6 375<br />

Primary 3.2 6.9 6.5 8.0 6.4 <strong>16</strong>.2 4,153<br />

Secondary 0.9 3.0 2.2 4.7 2.6 8.9 2,249<br />

More than secondary 0.7 2.1 2.9 1.5 0.6 4.5 351<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 3.1 6.9 5.3 6.2 7.5 15.1 1,134<br />

Second 2.5 4.4 5.8 7.4 5.0 14.2 1,325<br />

Middle 2.8 5.4 4.4 7.0 5.3 14.1 1,409<br />

Fourth 2.5 5.9 5.5 6.5 5.1 13.1 1,462<br />

Highest 1.0 4.3 3.4 5.3 2.4 10.0 1,798<br />

Total 15-49 2.3 5.3 4.8 6.4 4.8 13.0 7,128<br />

50-54 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.2 2.5 6.8 350<br />

Total 15-54 2.3 5.2 4.7 6.2 4.7 12.7 7,478<br />

Number<br />

Women’s Empowerment • 273

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