Table 2.
Spousal consistency in reporting marital arguments in the past year (n=21 couples)
| Type of argumenta | # couples in which argument reported by
|
(E=C/D) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D=A+B+C) | ||
| Husband onlyb | Wife onlyc | Both spousesd | Either spouse | Spousal agreemente | |
| Wife is jealous with husband | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0.17 |
| Husband’s use of money | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 |
| Husband does not hunt/fish | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0.14 |
| Husband does not work in field | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.14 |
| Husband drinks too much | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.33 |
| Wife does not care for joint child | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Husband does not care for joint child | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wife does not cook/wash clothes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 |
| Wife does not work in field | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Husband is jealous with wife | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wife lives far from natal kin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wife visits natal kin too often | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wife does not want to have sex | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Husband’s natal kin is “unkind” to wife | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Husband visits others too often | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wife is “unattractive” or sterile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
a
An argument was not counted more than once, even if different occurrences of the same type of argument were reported by both spouses
b
Argument reported at least once by husband
c
Argument reported at least once by wife
d
Argument reported at least once by both spouses
e
Reflects extent of agreement among couples in which either spouse reported the argument (adapted from Szinovacz [1983])