The effect of education on the attitude toward domestic violence: A case in Vietnam using Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys data (MICS)

By Tran Nguyen Huyen Tran (VNP 27)

Supervisor: Dr. Vu Thi Hong Nhung

 

Abstract:

Domestic violence is a big global health problem that authorities are continually seeking to address. Raising people's awareness of not tolerating acts of domestic violence is one of the variables that help to reduce the rate of domestic violence. This research aims to evaluate the effect of higher education levels on attitudes toward domestic violence. We used data from 3 waves of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in 2006, 2011, 2013, and 2021 with a total of around 10 thousand observations each year. The Propensity Score Matching method is applied in this paper to address the selection bias problem and therefore isolate the causality effect of education on ATDV without conducting experimental research. The findings of this research are supportive evidence for household bargaining theory, women or men with higher education levels are less likely to justify domestic violence. This result is consistent for all four data sets in this study. Women with greater levels of education (upper secondary high school and above) in 2006 were 18% less likely to accept DV in contrast to women with lower levels of education. From 2006 to 2021, this effect diminished over time, from 17% in 2006 to 14% in 2011, 9% in 2013, and 5% in 2021.

 


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