Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 2011

Reference ID

CMR_2011_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie de la Planification et de l’Aménagement du Territoire, Ministère de la Santé Publique [Cameroon] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 14, 2020

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Final say on household purchases for daily needs (M_DECDAILYPURMN)

Data file: CMR2011-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 523

End: 524

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

613) In a couple, who, in your opinion, should have the last word about each of the following decisions: the husband, the wife, or both equally?

a) make major purchases for household?
b) make purchases for daily household needs?
c) decide visits to wife's family, friends or relatives?
d) decide how the money the wife earns will be spent?
e) decide how many children to have?

a)

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

b)

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

c)

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

d)

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

e)

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

Value	Category
10	Man alone
20	Man and wife/partner
30	Man and someone else
40	Wife/partner alone
50	Someone else
90	Other/not applicable
97	Don't know
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

DECDAILYPURMN (MV743C) indicates who in the man's household usually makes decisions regarding household purchases for daily needs.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Decision-making Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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