Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2004

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MWI_2004_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 15, 2018

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Final say on making large household purchases (M_DECBIGHHMN)

Data file: MWI2004-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 436

End: 437

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

801. In a couple, who do you think should have the greater say in each of the following decisions: the husband, the wife or both equally:

a) making large household purchases?

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

b) making small daily household purchases?

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

c) deciding when to visit family, friends or relatives?

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

d) deciding what to do with the money she earns for her work?

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

e) deciding how many children to have and when to have them?

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
51	Family elders
90	Other/not applicable
97	Don’t know
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

DECBIGHHMN (MV743B) indicates who in the man's household usually makes decisions regarding large household purchases.

concept

Concept

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

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