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Item Restricted The effects of woman’s educational attainment and wealth on the probability of experiencing intimate partner violence(2018-05-30) Espino, Monique Andrea ; Sanchez, Bea Rose ; Pajaron, Marjorie C. ; Kraft, Aleli D.This paper aims to contribute to the existing literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) by analyzing the factors that potentially prevent it in the Philippine context. In particular, we examine the effect of educational attainment and wealth index on the probability of experiencing IPV. Using linear probability, Probit, and Logit, our findings show that a woman’s educational attainment and wealth are negatively related to IPV occurrence for some types and combinations of IPV. In particular, the baseline results indicate that women with college or higher education have relatively lower probability of experiencing IPV compared to those with secondary education. Similarly, women who belong to the richest quintile have relatively lower probability of experiencing IPV compared to those who belong to the poorest quintile. However, these effects diminish and disappear in most of the specific types and combinations of IPV as more variables are controlled for such as the socio-demographics of women, household characteristics, and male partner characteristics. Interestingly, the results show that there are other factors that better explain the occurrence of IPV. The researchers think that the effects of women’s education and wealth are captured by other variables. The results consistently show that participation in decision-making within the household, earning as much as her husband, fewer living children, negative attitude towards wife-beating, and no history of parental violence are protective factors of women against IPV.