Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS8): Decision-Making Over Financial Assets
Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Decision-Making Over Financial Assets
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.
Short Measure
Multi-Country
ITEMS:
1. Who usually decides how the money you earn will be used: you, your (husband/partner), or you and your (husband/partner) jointly?
Response Options:
Respondent
Husband/partner
Respondent and husband/partner jointly
Other
2. Who usually decides how your (husband/partner’s) earnings will be used: you, your (husband/partner), or you and your (husband/partner) jointly?
Response Options:
Respondent
Husband/partner
Respondent and husband/partner jointly
Husband/partner has no earnings
Other
3. Who usually makes decisions about making major household purchases?
Response Options:
Respondent
Husband/partner
Respondent and husband/partner jointly
Someone else
Other
PSYCHOMETRIC SCORE
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
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
Scoring Procedures:
Not Applicable
PRIMARY CITATION:
Demographic and Health Surveys (2019). Demographic and Health Surveys: Women's Questionnaire. https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-DHSQ8-DHS-Questionnaires-and-Manuals.cfm
Pyschometric Score:
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
Content
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Psychometric Scoring
Total Score: 0.00/10 Points (NO DATA)
Citation Frequency
KEY
FULL POINTS
PARTIAL POINTS NOT ASSESSED NOT APPLICABLEFor more details, see Scoring Methodology
