Question pretext
Adults use certain ways to teach children proper behaviour or to address a behaviour problem. I will read various methods that are used and i want you to tell me if you or anyone else in your household has used this method with (name) during the past month.
Literal question
Hit him/her on the bottom or elsewhere on the body with something like a belt, hairbrush, stick or other hard object.
Categories
Value |
Category |
1 |
Yes |
2 |
No |
9 |
Missing |
Sysmiss |
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
Hitting a child with a hard object (this includes a belt) is a more severe form of physical punishment used by some parents/caretakers. It is considered more severe than spanking because more force can be exerted with a hard object than a bare hand. Some parents/caretakers use this form of punishment to teach a child not to engage in a bad behaviour. Remember, you are asking if the method of punishment was used with this child during the previous 30 days.