Table 2.
Means (Standard Deviations) of Corporal Punishment by Country and Year
| Country and Year of Data Collection | Corporal Punishment | Severe Corporal Punishment | Belief in Need to Use Corporal Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine: Outlawed corporal punishment prior to Time 1 | |||
| 2005 | .37 (.48) | .02 (.14) | .14 (.34) |
| 2012 | .32 (.47) | .01 (.08) | .10 (.30) |
| Togo: Outlawed corporal punishment between Times 1 and 2 | |||
| 2006 | .72 (.45) | .26 (.44) | .33 (.47) |
| 2010 | .77 (.42) | .17 (.38) | .37 (.48) |
| Countries that outlawed corporal punishment after Time 2 | |||
| Albania | |||
| 2005 | .46 (.50) | .08 (.27) | .06 (.24) |
| 2008–9 | .63 (.48) | .19 (.39) | .15 (.36) |
| Macedonia | |||
| 2005 | .60 (.49)a | .17 (.38) | .08 (.27) |
| 2011 | .55 (.50) | .06 (.23) | .03 (.17) |
| Countries that have not outlawed corporal punishment as of 2016 | |||
| Central African Republic | |||
| 2006 | .75 (.44) | .33 (.47) | .26 (.44) |
| 2010 | .80 (.40) | .37 (.48) | .33 (.47) |
| Kazakhstan | |||
| 2006 | .23 (.42) | .01 (.09)a | .07 (.26)a |
| 2010–11 | .30 (.46) | .01 (.12) | .08 (.27) |
| Montenegro | |||
| 2005 | .45 (.50) | .06 (.23)a | .05 (.23)a |
| 2013 | .35 (.48) | .03 (.17) | .08 (.27) |
| Sierra Leone | |||
| 2005–6 | .76 (.43) | .23 (.42) | .57 (.50) |
| 2009–10 | .64 (.48) | .18 (.39) | .43 (.50) |
Note. Items were coded 0 = no, 1 = yes, so means can be interpreted as the proportion of respondents within each country who reported that their child experienced corporal punishment in the last month or who reported believing it is necessary to use corporal punishment to rear a child properly. Analyses control for child gender and child age.
a
Time 1 mean does not significantly differ from Time 2 mean in the same country, p > .001.