Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Final say on making large household purchases (B_DECBIGHH)
Data file: GHA2008-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
601
End:
602
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
824. Who usually makes decisions about making major household purchases?
RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUSBAND/PARNTER JOINTLY 3
SOMEONE ELSE 4
OTHER 6
RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUSBAND/PARNTER JOINTLY 3
SOMEONE ELSE 4
OTHER 6
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Woman alone |
| 20 | Woman and husband/partner |
| 30 | Woman and someone else |
| 40 | Husband/partner |
| 50 | Someone else |
| 51 | Other senior male |
| 52 | Other senior female |
| 60 | Other or not applicable |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 53 | Family elders/relatives |
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
DECBIGHH (V743B) indicates who in the woman's household usually makes decisions regarding large household purchases.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Decision-making Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |