DVOBOSS
(D115W)
Physical abuse by others: Employer or someone at work
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who were randomly selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, DVOBOSS (D115W) indicates whether they had been physically hurt by their employer or someone at work since age 15. The related variables DVOBOSSM and DVOBOSSF address physical abuse from a male and female employer, respectively.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire Kenya |
Malawi Mali Mozambique |
Myanmar South Africa Zambia |
Comparability
There are differences in question wording that may limit the comparability of DVOBOSS (D115W) across samples.
The majority of samples ask whether the respondent was physically hurt by her employer or someone at work. However, some samples only code for whether the woman's employer hurt her.
Only samples with potential comparability issues are discussed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DVOBOSS is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire for any phase, but it is based on questions included in phases IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the standard domestic violence module. The variable wording changes across versions of the standard module, however. Phase IV asks whether the woman's employer hurt her in a physical way; the phases V, VI, and VII ask whether the woman's employer or someone else at work hurt her in a physical way.
Comparability — Burkina Faso [top]
The Burkina Faso 2010 sample only codes for the woman's employer in this variable.
Comparability — Cote d'Ivoire [top]
The Côte dâIvoire 2011 sample only codes for the woman's employer in this variable.
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The Kenya 2003 sample only codes for the woman's employer in this variable.
The Kenya 2008 and 2014 samples do not share Kenya 2003's comparability issue.
Comparability — Malawi [top]
The Malawi 2004 sample only codes for the woman's employer in this variable.
The Malawi 2010 sample does not share Malawi 2004's comparability issue.
Comparability — Mali [top]
The Mali 2006 sample only codes for the woman's employer in this variable.
The Mali 2012 sample does not share Malawi 2004's comparability issue.
Comparability — Mozambique [top]
The Mozambique 2011 sample only codes for the woman's employer in this variable.
Comparability — Myanmar [top]
The 2015 Myanmar questionnaire does not include any response categories; all responses are write-in responses. DVOBOSS codes only for the woman's employer for the 2015 Myanmar sample.
Comparability — South Africa [top]
The 1998 South Africa survey asks about physical violence in the past year and includes "Manager/foreman/employer" as a response category.
Comparability — Zambia [top]
The Zambia 2001 sample only codes for the woman's employer in this variable.
The Zambia 2007 sample does not share Zambia 2001's comparability issue.
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, in households selected for the men's survey.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-64 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, in households selected for the men's survey.
- Comoros 2012: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Kenya 2003: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, in households selected for the long questionnaire.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Mozambique 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Myanmar 2015: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Namibia 2013: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Rwanda 2019: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who have experienced physical violence in the past year.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 18-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Zambia 2001: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Zambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Zimbabwe 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Zimbabwe 2015: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
