71. In what circumstances do you think abortion should be legal? 70.1 The pregnancy threatens the life of the mother 70.2 The pregnancy threatens the life of the baby 70.3 Birth defects YES No RF DK/NA 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 4 70.4 The pregnancy is the result of rape 70.5 The mother is unmarried 70.6 The mother is under the age of majority 3 4 70.7 The mother choose to abort 3 4 Attitudes to family and ideas about acceptable behaviour in the home Enumerator: “In this community and throughout the Maldives, people have different ideas about families, and what is acceptable behaviour for men and women in the home. I am going to read you a list of statements and I would like you to tell me whether you generally agree or disagree with the statement. There are no right or wrong answers – the survey is just trying to discover people’s attitudes to these things. Also, I want to remind you that this questionnaire is confidential. No‐one else here will know what you have answered to these questions.” 72. 1. Strongly agree 72.1 A good wife always obeys her husband even if she disagrees 72.2 Family problems should only be discussed with people in the family 72.3 It is important for a man to show his wife who is the boss 72.4 The wife should obey the husband if he asks to do anything that is against Islamic law. 78 2. Agree 3. Neither agree nor disagree 4. Disagree 5. Strongly disagree 6. RF 7. DK/NA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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