Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Final say on spending husband's earnings (W_DECHUSEARN)
Data file: GHA2008-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
605
End:
606
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
822. Who usually decides how you husband's/partner's earnings will be used: you, your husband/partner, or you and your husband/partner jointly?
RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUBAND/PARTNER JOINTLY 3
HUSBAND/PARTNER HAS NO EARNINGS 4
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 6
RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUBAND/PARTNER JOINTLY 3
HUSBAND/PARTNER HAS NO EARNINGS 4
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 6
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Woman alone |
| 20 | Woman and husband/partner |
| 30 | Woman and someone else |
| 40 | Husband/partner |
| 50 | Someone else |
| 51 | Family elders |
| 52 | Someone else, unspecified |
| 60 | Other or not applicable |
| 70 | Husband/partner has no earnings |
| 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 women who are currently married or living with a man, DECHUSEARN (V743F) indicates who in the woman's household usually makes decisions regarding how the income her husband or partner earns is spent.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Decision-making Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |