[India] National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 - IPUMS Subset
India, 2015 - 2016
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Final say on making large household purchases (M_DECBIGHHMN)
Data file: IND2015-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
498
End:
499
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
SECTION 7. ATTITUDES TOWARDS GENDER ROLES
701. 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 major household purchases?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
b. Making purchases for daily household needs?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
c. Deciding about visits to the wife's family or relatives?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
d. Deciding what to do with the money the wife earns from her work?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
e. Deciding how many children to have?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
701. 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 major household purchases?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
b. Making purchases for daily household needs?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
c. Deciding about visits to the wife's family or relatives?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
d. Deciding what to do with the money the wife earns from her work?
HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8
e. Deciding how many children to have?
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 |
| 51 | Family elders |
| 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
DECBIGHHMN (MV743B) indicates who in the man's household usually makes decisions regarding large household purchases.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Decision-making Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |