Rwanda - Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2025

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rwa-nisr-rdhs7-2025-v01

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Rwanda

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National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda - Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Sponsor(s)

Government of Rwanda - GoR - Funding
The World Bank Group - - Financial Partner
United Nations Children’s Fund - UNICEF - Financial Partner
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA - Financial Partner
The European Union - - Financial

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data_dictionary

Data File: RWCR91FL- Couples Recode

Cases	3019
Variable(s)	1910

Variables

Name	Label	Question
d122c	interview interrupted: adult female's presence

d123	na - first sex was wanted or forced

d124	ever forced to have sex by anyone other than husband/partner in last 12 months

d125	ever forced to perform unwanted sexual acts

d126	age at first forced sexual act

d127	na - person who forced respondent into first sexual act

d127a	father/step-father: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127b	brother/step-brother: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127c	other relative: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127d	current boyfriend: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127e	former boyfriend: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127f	in-law: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127g	own friend/acquaintance: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127h	family friend: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127i	teacher: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127j	schoolmate/classmate: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127k	employer/someone at work: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127l	police/soldier: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127m	priest/religious leader: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127n	stranger: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127o	na - cs: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127p	na - cs: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127q	na - cs: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127r	na - cs: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d127x	other: person who forced to have sexual intercourse/acts

d128	ever told anyone else about violence

d129	respondent afraid of husband/partner most of the time, sometimes or never

d130a	previous husband: ever hit, slap, kick or physically hurt respondent

d130b	previous husband: physically forced to have sex or to perform sexual acts

d130c	previous husband: humiliate, threaten to hurt, insult or make feel bad

md005	weight for domestic violence (6 decimals)

md100	ever had an intimate relationship with a woman

md101a	wife/partner jealous if respondent talks with other women

md101b	wife/partner accuses respondent of unfaithfulness

md101c	wife/partner does not permit respondent to meet male friends

md101d	wife/partner tries to limit respondent's contact with family

md101e	wife/partner insists on knowing where respondent is

md101f	na - wife/partner doesn't trust respondent with money

md102	number of control issues answered 'yes' (d101x = 1)

md103a	ever been humiliated by wife/partner

md103b	ever been threatened with harm by wife/partner

md103c	ever been insulted or made to feel bad by wife/partner

md104	experienced any emotional violence (d103x series)

md105a	ever been pushed, shook or had something thrown by wife/partner

md105b	ever been slapped by wife/partner

md105c	ever been punched with fist or hit by something harmful by wife/partner

md105d	ever been kicked or dragged by wife/partner

md105e	ever been strangled or burnt by wife/partner

md105f	ever been attacked with knife/gun or other weapon by wife/partner

md105g	na - ever cs physical violence by wife/partner

md105h	ever been physically forced into unwanted sex by wife/partner

md105i	ever been forced into other unwanted sexual acts by wife/partner

md105j	ever had arm twisted or hair pulled by wife/partner

md105k	ever been physically forced to perform sexual acts respondent didn't want to

md106	experienced any less severe violence (d105a-c,j) by wife/partner

md107	experienced any severe violence (d105d-f) by wife/partner

md108	experienced any sexual violence (d105h-i,k) by wife/partner

md109	na - timing of first event (from d105 series) in years after marriage

md109a	age when first forced to have sexual acts by wife or partner

md110a	ever had bruises because of wife/partner's actions

md110b	ever had eye injuries, sprains, dislocations or burns because of wife/partner's

md110c	na - ever went to health facility because of wife/partner's actions

md110d	ever had wounds, broken bones, broken teeth or other serious injury because of w

md111	experienced any of listed wife/partner's actions (d110x series)

md112	respondent ever physically hurt wife/partner when he was not hurting her

md112a	frequency of physically hurting wife/partner in last 12 months

md113	wife/partner drinks alcohol

md114	frequency of wife/partner being drunk

md115b	mother: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115c	father: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115d	daughter/son: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115e	na - son: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115f	sister/brother: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115g	other relative: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115h	na - other female family: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115i	na - other male family: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115j	na - former partner: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115k	current boyfriend: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115l	former girlfriend: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115m	na - step-mother: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115n	na - step-father: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115o	mother-in-law: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115p	father-in-law: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115q	other in-law: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115r	na - other female in-law: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115s	na - female friend: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115t	na - male friend: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115u	na - neighbor: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115v	teacher: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115w	employer: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115x	other: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115y	no person other than wife/partner ever physically hurt respondent

md115xa	na - stranger: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115xb	na - other female in-law/family: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115xc	na - other male in-law/family: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115xd	schoolmate/classmate: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115xe	police: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115xf	na - religious leader: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115xg	na - lawyer: person who has ever physically hurt respondent

md115xh	na - doctor: person who has ever physically hurt respondent