Nearly 31% of Guyanese approve or understand violence against a wife who neglects her chores according to a 16-country survey by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP).
This result came from the 2014/15 round of LAPOP’s AmericasBarometer survey. On average, one out of four individuals either approves or understands a man hitting his wife if chores are neglected. Of the countries surveyed, Guatemala had the highest percentage for tolerating violence against a wife at 53.9% while Paraguay had the lowest of 8.4%.