Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Demographics by Country and Year
| Country and Year of Data Collection | n | Child Gender | Child Age | Caregiver Age | HDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % female | M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Albania (corporal punishment outlawed in 2010) | .719 | ||||
| 2005 | 2370 | 46 | 8.77 (3.64) | 37.10 (9.02) | |
| 2008–9 | 2322 | 46 | 8.98 (3.72) | 39.18 (11.00) | |
| Central African Republic (corporal punishment not outlawed) | .315 | ||||
| 2006 | 7609 | 50 | 7.09 (3.67) | 38.05 (13.10) | |
| 2010 | 3444 | 53 | 6.97 (3.65) | 34.99 (12.87) | |
| Kazakhstan (corporal punishment not outlawed) | .714 | ||||
| 2006 | 6619 | 47 | 8.52 (3.90) | 39.75 (11.12) | |
| 2010–11 | 5052 | 49 | 7.64 (3.91) | 39.24 (11.62) | |
| Macedonia (corporal punishment outlawed in 2013) | .701 | ||||
| 2005 | 3265 | 50 | 5.80 (3.43) | 36.91 (11.94) | |
| 2011 | 1290 | 47 | 7.30 (3.92) | 36.95 (10.78) | |
| Montenegro (corporal punishment not outlawed) | .769 | ||||
| 2005 | 1131 | 47 | 7.04 (3.82) | 38.25 (11.32) | |
| 2013 | 657 | 49 | 7.20 (3.94) | 37.22 (10.35) | |
| Sierra Leone (corporal punishment not outlawed) | .317 | ||||
| 2005–6 | 5954 | 51 | 7.53 (3.64) | 43.72 (14.53) | |
| 2009–10 | 3880 | 55 | 7.77 (3.64) | 40.60 (14.93) | |
| Togo (corporal punishment outlawed in 2007) | .428 | ||||
| 2006 | 4473 | 51 | 8.06 (3.68) | N/A | |
| 2010 | 2003 | 53 | 7.56 (3.70) | 37.95 (13.69) | |
| Ukraine (corporal punishment outlawed in 2004) | .710 | ||||
| 2005 | 2752 | 49 | 6.17 (3.87) | 35.08 (10.99) | |
| 2012 | 3550 | 49 | 6.16 (3.75) | 37.08 (12.00) | |
Note. HDI = Human Development Index. These values were computed using the 2010 formula and were reported by the United Nations Development Programme (2010).