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Do most of your close friends believe the following? That mothers and fathers have the right to hit their children to discipline them

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Violence Against Children
Discipline: Perceptions

English wording

Do most of your close friends believe the following? That mothers and fathers have the right to hit their children to discipline them

Response Options

  • Yes
  • No
  • Dk/Rf/Na
Countries it was asked in Year Language Who was asked Gender of who was asked
Croatia
2010
Serbo-croatian
RESPONDENTS EVER MARRIED WITH CHILDREN CURRENTLY AGED 3-14 ONLY
men, women
Nigeria
2014
English Hausa Igbo Yoruba
RESPONDENTS EVER MARRIED WITH CHILDREN CURRENTLY AGED 3-14 ONLY
men, women

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