The Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Ownership of Property and Land Assets includes 6 items from the Women's Questionnaire to assess home ownership (i.e., being the named owner) and ownership of agricultural or non-agricultural land of the female respondent. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original women’s questionnaire located here.
Geographies Tested: Afghanistan,Angola,Burkina Faso,Cambodia,Cameroon,Cote d'Ivoire,Ethiopia,Ghana,Guatemala,Guinea,Kenya,Madagascar,Mozambique,Myanmar (Burma),Nepal,Rwanda,Senegal,The Gambia,Zimbabwe
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
1. Do you own this or any other house either alone or jointly with someone else?
2. Do you own any agricultural or non-agricultural land either alone or jointly with someone else?
Response Options:
Alone only
Jointly with husbandpartner only
Jointly with someone else only
Jointly with husbandpartner and someone else
Both alone and jointly
Does not own
3. Do you have a title deed or other government recognized document for any house you own?
4. Is your name on this document?
5. Do you have a title deed or other government recognized document for any land you own?
6. Is your name on this document?
Response Options:
Yes
No
Don’t know
Not Applicable
Demographic and Health Surveys (2019). Demographic and Health Surveys: Women's Questionnaire. https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-DHSQ8-DHS-Questionnaires-and-Manuals.cfm
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