Data Item | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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Approval by Men | 16.58 | 16.26 | 15.94 | 15.62 | 15.30 | 14.98 | 14.66 | 14.34 | 14.02 | 13.70 | 13.38 | 13.06 | 12.74 | 12.42 | 12.10 | 11.78 | 11.46 | 11.14 | 11.30 | 11.47 | 11.63 | 11.80 | 11.96 | 12.13 | 12.30 | 9.16 | 6.02 |
Approval of husband slapping wife in the United States, percent of respondents.
Source: Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature (New York: Penguin Group, 2011). Pg. 409.