Percentage of Women Age 15-49 who Agree that a Husband is Justified in Hitting or Beating his Wife for Specific Reasons and Percentage of Women and Men who Agree with at Least One Specified Reason in India (2005-2006) | |||||||||
States | Women | Men | |||||||
Percentage who Agree that a Husband is Justified in Hitting or Beating his Wife if | %age who Agree with at Least One Specified Reason | %age who Agree with at Least One Specified Reason | |||||||
She Goes Out without Telling him | She Neglects House or Children | She Argues with him | She Refuses to have Sexual Inter- course with him | She Doesn`t Cook Properly | He Suspects She is Unfaithful | She Shows Disres- pect for In-Laws | |||
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