Table 2 Decision-making, ownership, and empowerment at household (n = 13,558 in PDHS 2012–13 and n = 15,068 in PDHS 2017–18)
PDHS 2012–13 | PDHS 2017–18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Decision- making about healthcare | ||||
Not involved in decision-making | 6746 | 51.9 | 7507 | 51.8 |
Involved in decision-making | 6243 | 48.1 | 6993 | 48.2 |
Decision-making about large household purchases | ||||
Not involved in decision-making | 7393 | 56.9 | 8488 | 58.5 |
Involved in decision-making | 5599 | 43.1 | 6012 | 41.5 |
Decision-making about the money husband earns | ||||
Not involved in decision-making | 7716 | 59.7 | 6203 | 50.2 |
Involved in decision-making | 5201 | 40.3 | 6161 | 49.8 |
Decision-making about visits to relatives | ||||
Not involved in decision-making | 6878 | 52.9 | 7767 | 53.6 |
Involved in decision-making | 6114 | 47.1 | 6733 | 46.4 |
House/land ownership | ||||
No ownership | 11,142 | 82.3 | 12,440 | 82.6 |
Ownership | 2392 | 17.7 | 2622 | 17.4 |
Empowerment | ||||
No | 7535 | 58.4 | 6578 | 53.2 |
Yes | 5367 | 41.6 | 5781 | 46.8 |