| Percentage of Women Age 15-49 who Agree that Husband Justified in Hitting or Beating his Wife for Specific Reasons by Background Characteristics in India (2015-2016) | |||||||||
| Background Characteristic | Percentage who Agree that a Husband is Justified in Hitting or Beating his Wife if | Percentage who Agree with at Least One Specified Reason | Number of Women | ||||||
| She Goes Out without Telling him | She Neglects the House or Children | She Argues with him | She Refuses to have Sexual Intercourse with him | She Doesn`t Cook Properly | He Suspects She is Unfaithful | She Shows Disrespect for In-Laws | |||
| Age | |||||||||
| 15-19 | |||||||||
| 20-24 | |||||||||
| 25-29 | |||||||||
| 30-39 | |||||||||
| 40-49 | |||||||||
| Residence | |||||||||
| Urban | |||||||||
| Rural | |||||||||
| Schooling | |||||||||
| No Schooling | |||||||||
| <5 Years Complete | |||||||||
| 5-7 Years Complete | |||||||||
| 8-9 Years Complete | |||||||||
| 10-11 Years Complete | |||||||||
| 12 or More Years Complete | |||||||||
| Marital Status | |||||||||
| Never Married | |||||||||
| Currently Married | |||||||||
| Widowed/Divorced/ Separated/Deserted | |||||||||
| Household Structure1 | |||||||||
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| Non-Nuclear | |||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||
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| Other | |||||||||
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| Other Backward Class | |||||||||
| Other | |||||||||
| Don`t Know | |||||||||
| Wealth Index | |||||||||
| Lowest | |||||||||
| Second | |||||||||
| Middle | |||||||||
| Fourth | |||||||||
| Highest | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
