Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2004
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Main reason never sought help (C_DVHMAINREAS)
Data file: MWI2004-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1129
End:
1130
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
DV25. What is the main reason you have never sought help?
DON'T KNOW WHO TO GO TO 01
NO USE 02
PART OF LIFE 03
AFRAID OF DIVORCE/DESERTION 04
AFRAID OF FURTHER BEATINGS 05
AFRAID OF GETTING PERSON BEATING HER INTO TROUBLE 06
EMBARRASSED 07
DON'T WANT TO DISGRACE FAMILY 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) _______________ 96
DON'T KNOW WHO TO GO TO 01
NO USE 02
PART OF LIFE 03
AFRAID OF DIVORCE/DESERTION 04
AFRAID OF FURTHER BEATINGS 05
AFRAID OF GETTING PERSON BEATING HER INTO TROUBLE 06
EMBARRASSED 07
DON'T WANT TO DISGRACE FAMILY 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) _______________ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 98 | Missing |
| 11 | Other - not important |
| 10 | Other, general |
| 09 | No money |
| 08 | Don't want to disgrace family |
| 07 | Embarrassed |
| 06 | Afraid of getting the person in trouble |
| 05 | Afraid of further beating |
| 04 | Afraid of divorce |
| 03 | Part of life |
| 02 | No use |
| 01 | Don't know where to go |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 13 | Other - Woman must bear this |
| 12 | Other - Recognized her mistakes |
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.
Description
Definition
For women who were randomly selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module and experienced physical or sexual abuse for which they never sought help, DVHMAINREAS (D120) reports the main reason why they never sought help.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Help sought for abuse Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |