IPUMS DHS: descr: DVPDIVORCE

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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DVPDIVORCE (DVPDIVORCE)

Ever experienced: Asked for forced divorce

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DVPDIVORCE indicates whether the woman has ever been asked to get a forced divorce.

DVPDIVORCE has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DVPDIVORCE is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire or the domestic violence module.

Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and have ever been married or lived with a man.

Nepal: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W