Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2004
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Final say on spending wife's earnings (M_DECWIFEARN)
Data file: MWI2004-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
442
End:
443
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
801. In a couple, who do you think should have the greater say in each of the following decisions: the husband, the wife or both equally:
a) making large household purchases?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
b) making small daily household purchases?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
c) deciding when to visit family, friends or relatives?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
d) deciding what to do with the money she earns for her work?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
e) deciding how many children to have and when to have them?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
a) making large household purchases?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
b) making small daily household purchases?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
c) deciding when to visit family, friends or relatives?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
d) deciding what to do with the money she earns for her work?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
e) deciding how many children to have and when to have them?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Man alone |
| 20 | Man and wife/partner |
| 30 | Man and someone else |
| 40 | Wife/partner alone |
| 50 | Someone else |
| 90 | Other/not applicable |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
For men who are currently married or living with a woman, DECWIFEARN (MV743F) indicates who in the man's household usually makes decisions regarding how to spend the income his wife or partner earns.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Decision-making Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |