Domestic Violence Survey, 2005
West Bank and Gaza, 2005 - 2006
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Reference ID
PSE-PCBS-DVS-2005-V1.0
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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Hitten you with a belt, stick, or similarly sharp objects during the year. (WA11B)
Data file: Data for Never married women
Overview
Valid:
3553
Valid (weighted):
3520.442
Invalid:
234
Invalid (weighted):
266.558
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Specify how many times your husband used any of the following manners against you during current year and during marital life before 2005
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didn't happen | 3399 | 3373 |
89.1%
|
| 2 | Once | 70 | 64 |
1.7%
|
| 3 | Twice | 26 | 28 |
0.7%
|
| 4 | 3-5 times | 17 | 18 |
0.5%
|
| 5 | 6-10 times | 11 | 9 |
0.2%
|
| 6 | 11-20 times | 8 | 6 |
0.2%
|
| 7 | More than 20 times | 22 | 21 |
0.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 234 | 267 |
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
The code of the answer should be noted by selecting the appropriate number below.
Women married before January 1, 2005 should be asked the questions about current year and the questions about the years preceding the survey; however, women with a date of marriage in 2005 should be asked the questions about current year only.
Women married before January 1, 2005 should be asked the questions about current year and the questions about the years preceding the survey; however, women with a date of marriage in 2005 should be asked the questions about current year only.
Description
Definition
Domestic violence Violence is any act or intended act of a household member against another member for the purpose of causing psychological or physical harm or any other types of pain and abuse. The study discussed different types of psychological, physical, and sexual violence practiced by the household members against each other. It is worth mentioning that other sources use terms like abuse, assault, and aggression and other terms and concepts to describe different types of violence and harm-causing. The concepts may slightly differ; however, they mean the same with respect to causing harm, psychological, and physical assaults. The study uses the term violence to illustrate all types of assaults and harm-causing.
Universe
·Ever-married women aged (15-64) Years
·Children aged (5-17) Years
·Unmarried women aged (18 years and over)
·Elderly 65 years and Over
·Children aged (5-17) Years
·Unmarried women aged (18 years and over)
·Elderly 65 years and Over
Source of information
Person from household
Imputation and derivation
Imputation
Field data checks was done in two stages; the supervisor would edit the completed questionnaire in the field before it was sent to an editor who would send the questionnaire back to the filed for correcting mistakes if any mistakes were found