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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

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Table 12.2 Experience of beatings or physical mistreatmentPercentage of women who have ever experienced physical violence (since age 15) <strong>and</strong> the percentage who experienced physicalviolence in the past 12 months, by marital status <strong>and</strong> background characteristics, <strong>Zambia</strong> <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong>BackgroundcharacteristicEver-married women Never-married women TotalIn past 12 NumberIn past 12 NumberIn past 12months of women Ever months of women Ever monthsEverNumberof womenAge15-19 53.3 34.5 306 41.7 25.5 864 44.8 27.8 1,17120-29 60.1 30.4 1,643 40.9 12.0 340 56.8 27.2 1,98330-39 55.5 19.2 1,110 (19.4) (0.0) 30 54.5 18.7 1,14040-49 55.0 14.3 732 * * 3 55.0 14.2 735Marital statusNever married na na na 41.0 21.1 1,237 41.0 21.1 1,237Married 55.8 25.9 3,057 na na na 55.8 25.9 3,057Separated/divorced 66.8 22.3 489 na na na 66.8 22.3 489Widowed 56.1 8.7 245 na na na 56.1 8.7 245ResidenceUrban 64.1 26.5 1,438 46.3 22.9 605 58.8 25.4 2,043Rural 53.0 23.0 2,354 35.9 19.3 632 49.4 22.2 2,986ProvinceCentral 52.2 20.3 275 34.0 16.7 92 47.7 19.4 367Copperbelt 64.9 29.2 727 49.5 26.1 282 60.6 28.3 1,010Eastern 51.2 17.6 506 40.7 13.6 108 49.4 16.9 614Luapula 53.2 23.2 326 36.2 13.4 84 49.8 21.2 410Lusaka 66.8 26.1 526 45.4 27.1 212 60.7 26.4 738Northern 54.9 24.3 535 38.0 24.0 149 51.3 24.2 684North-Western 43.7 11.4 170 29.6 8.5 62 39.9 10.6 232Southern 59.0 26.1 417 44.2 21.4 122 55.7 25.0 539Western 50.3 30.3 309 28.8 16.9 127 44.0 26.4 435EducationNo education 52.5 23.6 538 28.3 10.3 71 49.7 22.0 608Primary 57.2 24.3 2,324 40.4 23.4 605 53.7 24.1 2,929Secondary 59.0 26.5 819 43.8 22.4 501 53.2 25.0 1,320Higher 68.0 10.9 111 38.1 0.0 61 57.5 7.0 172Employment statusNot employed 58.1 25.1 1,437 42.7 22.4 796 52.6 24.1 2,233Employed for cash 59.2 22.5 1,367 35.8 16.7 237 55.7 21.7 1,604Employed, but not for cash 53.3 25.6 986 40.9 21.4 201 51.2 24.9 1,187Total 57.2 24.3 3,792 41.0 21.1 1,237 53.2 23.5 5,029Note: An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases <strong>and</strong> has been suppressed. Figures in parenthesesare based on 25-49 unweighted cases..na = Not applicableViolence against Women | 187

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