Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children (%) - Europe

Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she neglects the children.

Description: The map below shows how Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children (%) varies by country in Europe. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is Moldova, with a value of 17.90. The country with the lowest value in the region is Ukraine, with a value of 3.10.

Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and other surveys: STATcompiler (http://www.statcompiler.com/) as of November 22, 2016, UNICEF global databases (http://www.data.unicef.org/) as of November 2015. MICS Compil

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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Periodicity: Annual