Ethnicity Matters: Correcting Cultural Bias in Social Models

Muhammad Shahid Waheed and Naveera Taj

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Abstract: Ethnicity Matters: Correcting Cultural Bias in Social ModelsThis study examines the determinants of domestic violence (DV—physical or sexual) against women in Pakistan using nationally representative data from the 2017–18 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS). We estimate survey-adjusted logistic regression models, reporting logit coefficients, odds ratios, and marginal effects, to assess the influence of intergenerational, marital, demographic, and socioeconomic factors, and test whether excluding ethnicity biases results. Findings show that intergenerational transmission is a powerful driver: women whose fathers beat their mothers face more than double the odds of experiencing DV (OR = 2.39, marginal effect +12 pp, p

Keywords: Keywords: Domestic violence; Pakistan; ethnicity; women empowerment; socio-economic determinants; patriarchal norms JEL Codes: J12; J16; I14; Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 J12 J16 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-10-01
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