Table 4.

Spousal consistency in reporting wife abuse in the past year (n=6 couples where either spouse reported wife abuse)

Type of argument precipitating wife abusea	# couples where wife abuse reported by				(E=C/D)
	(A)	(B)	(C)	(D=A+B+C)
	Husband onlyb	Wife onlyc	Both spousesd	Either spouse	Spousal agreement
Wife is jealous with husband	1	1	2	4	0.5
Husband’s use of money	0	1	1	2	0.5
Husband does not work in field	1	0	0	1	0
Husband drinks too much	0	1	0	1	0
Wife does not care for joint child	1	0	0	1	0
Husband does not care for joint child	0	1	0	1	0
Wife does not cook/wash clothes	0	1	0	1	0
Wife visits natal kin too often	0	1	0	1	0

^aViolence was not counted more than once, even if reported by both spouses on different occasions during the same type of argument

^bViolence reported at least once by husband

^cViolence reported at least once by wife

^dViolence reported at least once by both spouses