Peru - Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food (%)

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food (%) in Peru was 1.10 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 1.90 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2006.

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

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

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Year Value
2006 0.60
2008 1.20
2009 1.90
2010 1.40
2011 1.00
2012 1.10

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health