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Child DisciplineAs stated in A World Fit for Children, “children mustbe protected against any acts of violence …” and theMillennium Declaration calls for the protection ofchildren against abuse, exploitation and violence. Inthe Serbia MICS survey, respondents to the householdquestionnaire were asked a series of questions on theways adults tend to use to disciple children when theymisbehave. Note that for the child discipline module,one child aged 2–14 per household was selectedrandomly during fieldwork. The two indicators usedTable CP.2: Child discipline, Serbia, 2010Percentage of children age 2–14 years according to method of disciplining the childOnly nonviolentdisciplinePercentage of children age 2–14 years who experienced:PsychologicalaggressionPhysical punishmentAnyAny violentdisciplinemethod 1Number ofchildren age2–14 yearsRespondentbelieves thatthe child needsto be physicallypunishedRespondentsto the childdisciplinemoduleSexMale 25.1 62.8 38.9 2.4 70.3 1453 7.6 968Female 31.5 57.0 35.8 .7 63.9 1408 6.7 882RegionBelgrade 24.7 59.8 37.5 3.1 67.4 529 10.8 347Vojvodina 27.6 62.2 38.8 1.7 69.9 752 6.4 500Sumadija and Western Serbia 28.4 58.9 41.7 1.1 66.7 808 9.0 502Southern and Eastern Serbia 31.2 59.1 31.3 .9 64.8 772 3.6 501AreaUrban 29.1 59.7 34.3 1.8 66.5 1538 6.0 1032Rural 27.3 60.3 40.9 1.2 67.9 1323 8.6 818Age2–4 years 25.9 57.2 50.7 1.1 69.7 845 8.7 5805–9 years 28.6 62.0 41.4 1.6 69.5 1051 6.2 62610–14 years 29.9 60.2 21.3 1.9 62.4 964 6.8 644Education of household headPrimary 24.2 64.6 45.3 1.9 71.5 852 na naSecondary 28.6 58.9 36.4 1.7 66.5 1462 na naHigher 33.9 55.1 25.8 .4 61.7 510 na naRespondent’s educationPrimary na na na na na na 7.1 430Secondary na na na na na na 7.1 1018Higher na na na na na na 6.1 389Wealth index quintilePoorest 24.0 62.9 46.1 3.5 72.0 526 10.1 308Second 28.7 61.4 37.2 .6 66.9 587 7.1 372Middle 28.6 62.6 37.5 1.2 67.9 569 6.9 359Fourth 29.2 58.7 37.4 1.7 66.0 574 8.5 382Richest 30.3 54.8 29.8 .9 63.6 606 4.3 429Total 28.2 60.0 37.4 1.6 67.1 2861 7.2 18501MICS indicator 8.5SevereMONITORING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN 173