Items:

1. Who in your family usually has the final say on the decision:

• Whether or not you should work to earn money?
• Decisions about children’s schooling?
• Decisions about children’s health?
• Decisions about your own health?
• Small daily food purchases?
• Large food purchases?
• Other large purchases (furniture, TV,, etc.)?
• Whether or not to use a family planning method to avoid, limit or space children?
• Open bank accounts, savings accounts, or take on loans?

Response Options:
Respondent - 1
Spousepartner - 2
Respondent and spousepartner jointly - 3
Someone else - 4
Respondent and someone else jointly - 5
Decision not made not applicable - 6
No response - 7

2. In the last 6 months, has there been a disagreement about this type of decision?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

3. When the disagreement was resolved, whose opinion was taken as the final say?
4. If you would have had a disagreement, who would have had the final say?

Response Options:
Respondent - 1
Spousepartner - 2
Someone else - 3

5. In an ideal situation, who would have the final say?

Response Options:
Respondent - 1
Spousepartner - 2
Respondent and spousepartner jointly - 3
Someone else - 4
Respondent and someone else jointly - 5
Decision not made not applicable - 6
No response - 7