3.4 % of the respondents believe that a woman
can hit her husband if he asks her whether she has
other boyfriends.
Islam. 16.6% of the respondents believed it
would be justified. No significant difference was
found between men and women.
Table 34: Does the woman have a good reason to hit her husband if he asks her
whether she has other boyfriends,by gender
Table 37: Does the woman have a good reason to hit her husband if he goes
against Islam, by gender
Female
Male
Total
Strongly agree
1.68%
1.30%
1.63%
Agree
1.68%
1.82%
Female
Male
Total
Strongly agree
5.47%
5.47%
5.54%
Agree
11.08%
10.94%
11.08%
1.73%
Neutral
1.12%
2.86%
1.73%
53.44%
51.04%
52.41%
Neutral
0.56%
1.82%
1.00%
Disagree
Disagree
64.94%
65.10%
64.85%
Strongly disagree
20.76%
19.79%
20.35%
22.98%
RF
1.54%
0.78%
1.36%
DK
6.59%
9.11%
7.54%
Strongly disagree
23.28%
22.66%
RF
1.26%
0.52%
1.09%
DK
6.59%
6.77%
6.72%
The percentage of people who believe that a wife
could hit her husband if she suspects him of being
unfaithful is lower (4.0%) compared to those who
believe that a wife could hit her husband if he is
found to be unfaithful (7.2%). Surprisingly more
men (8.6%) than women (6.2%) believed that
finding out about infidelity was a good enough
reason for a woman to hit her husband.
9.3% of the respondents were in agreement
when asked if a woman is justified in hitting her
husband if he physically abuses the children.
Surprisingly for this question too, more men
(11.7%) than women (7.9%) believed a woman
can hit her husband if he was physically abusing
the children.
Table 38: Does the woman have a good reason to hit her husband if he
beats her children, by gender
Female
Table 35: Does the woman have a good reason to hit her husband if she suspects that he is unfaithful, by gender
Female
Male
Total
Strongly agree
2.66%
3.13%
2.91%
Agree
5.19%
8.33%
6.36%
Total
Neutral
1.26%
2.60%
1.73%
Disagree
60.45%
56.51%
58.86%
Strongly agree
1.82%
1.56%
1.82%
Agree
2.24%
2.08%
2.18%
Neutral
0.70%
1.82%
1.09%
Disagree
63.96%
63.54%
63.67%
Strongly disagree
23.42%
22.92%
23.16%
RF
1.26%
1.04%
1.27%
DK
6.59%
7.03%
6.81%
Table 36: Does the woman have a good reason to hit her husband if she knows
that he is unfaithful, by gender
Female
Male
Total
Strongly agree
2.24%
2.08%
2.27%
Agree
3.93%
6.51%
4.90%
Neutral
0.56%
2.86%
1.36%
Disagree
62.55%
58.85%
61.04%
Strongly disagree
23.00%
21.61%
22.43%
RF
1.26%
0.78%
1.18%
DK
6.45%
7.29%
6.81%
Respondents were also asked if it would be justified
for woman to hit her husband if he went against
34
Male
Strongly disagree
22.30%
21.88%
22.07%
RF
1.26%
0.78%
1.18%
DK
6.87%
6.77%
6.90%
Similar to the question on whether a husband
should never hit his wife, the respondents were
asked about their view on whether a wife should
hit her husband. The majority (76.9%) of the
respondents believe it is unacceptable for a wife
to hit her husband.
No significant differences were observed across
the sexes, location and age groups in response
to these questions.
Respondents were also asked about their
opinion on wives hitting their husbands under
any circumstances. The majority (77.0%) of
the respondents were in agreement with the
statement that a wife should never hit her
husband under any circumstances.