Demographic and Health Survey 1999 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 1999

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Reference ID

ZWE_1999_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Statistical Office [Zimbabwe] and Macro International Inc., 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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Final say on making large household purchases (C_DECBIGHH)

Data file: ZWE1999-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 489

End: 490

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

723A) Who in your family usually has the final say on the following decisions:

Your own health?

RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUSBAND/PARTNER JOINTLY 3
SOMEONE ELSE 4
RESPONDENT AND SOMEONE ELSE JOINTLY 5

Large household purchases?

RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUSBAND/PARTNER JOINTLY 3
SOMEONE ELSE 4
RESPONDENT AND SOMEONE ELSE JOINTLY 5

Daily household purchases?

RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUSBAND/PARTNER JOINTLY 3
SOMEONE ELSE 4
RESPONDENT AND SOMEONE ELSE JOINTLY 5

Visits to family, friends, or relatives?

RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUSBAND/PARTNER JOINTLY 3
SOMEONE ELSE 4
RESPONDENT AND SOMEONE ELSE JOINTLY 5

What food should be cooked each day?

RESPONDENT 1
HUSBAND/PARTNER 2
RESPONDENT AND HUSBAND/PARTNER JOINTLY 3
SOMEONE ELSE 4
RESPONDENT AND SOMEONE ELSE JOINTLY 5

Value	Category
10	Woman alone
20	Woman and husband/partner
30	Woman and someone else
40	Husband/partner
50	Someone else
51	Other senior male
52	Other senior female
60	Other or not applicable
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)
53	Family elders/relatives

Description

Definition

DECBIGHH (V743B) indicates who in the woman's household usually makes decisions regarding large household purchases.

concept

Concept

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

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