The Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Decision-Making Over Financial Assets includes 3 items from the Women's Questionnaire capturing who holds decision-making power regarding household purchases and how to spend income. 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 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. Who usually decides how the money you earn will be used: you, your (husbandpartner), or you and your (husbandpartner) jointly?
Response Options:
Respondent
Husbandpartner
Respondent and husbandpartner jointly
Other
2. Who usually decides how your (husbandpartner’s) earnings will be used: you, your (husbandpartner), or you and your (husbandpartner) jointly?
Response Options:
Respondent
Husbandpartner
Respondent and husbandpartner jointly
Husbandpartner has no earnings
Other
3. Who usually makes decisions about making major household purchases?
Response Options:
Respondent
Husbandpartner
Respondent and husbandpartner jointly
Someone else
Other
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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