EIGE

Percentage of respondents who find it acceptable for a man to control his wife, girlfriend, or partner in a relationship genvio_att_opin_acc__eb_fl544_ctrlaccept

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percent (comparable)
Description:

This indicator presents data from the European Commission’s 2024 flash Eurobarometer survey on gender stereotypes and violence against women (FL544).

It shows the percentage of respondents who find the following actions in a relationship to be acceptable or unacceptable:

  • A man controlling his wife’s/girlfriend’s activities or relationships
  • A man controlling his wife’s/partners finances

The indicator presents data for women, men, and total respondents.

NL
CZ
HU
BE
SK
PL
CY
LV
ES
EL
EU27_2020
IT
DK
SI
EE
BG
LU
FR
AT
DE
LT
RO
FI
IE
SE
HR
PT
MT
UNACC
COND
ACC
DK
NL
39.5
46.4
12.1
2
CZ
41.3
45
11.9
1.9
HU
35.6
52.4
10
2
BE
48
40.7
9.7
1.7
SK
43.1
46.3
8.3
2.3
PL
47.3
40.1
8.1
4.6
CY
36.2
55.2
7.8
0.8
LV
54.9
35.8
7.2
2.1
ES
72.2
18.7
6.7
2.4
EL
42.8
49.2
6.4
1.6
EU27_2020
62.5
29.7
5.9
1.8
IT
60.7
32
5.8
1.4
DK
65.2
26.9
5.7
2.2
SI
54.7
38.1
5.6
1.6
EE
48.8
43.8
5.5
1.9
BG
59.4
32.5
5.3
2.8
LU
63.1
31.3
4.8
0.8
FR
67.6
26.5
4.6
1.3
AT
70.8
23.4
4.3
1.6
DE
74
20.8
4.2
1.1
LT
65.6
25.9
4.2
4.4
RO
59.9
34
4.2
1.9
FI
71.2
23.2
4
1.6
IE
77.4
17
3.6
2.1
SE
70.5
24.3
3.6
1.5
HR
60.9
35
3.2
0.9
PT
71.7
24.3
2.8
1.2
MT
66.5
32.3
0.8
0.4

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable