Table 1 Percent of women's participation in decision making
From: Women's autonomy in household decision-making: a demographic study in Nepal
Background characteristics | Own health care (%) | Major household purchases (%) | Purchases for daily household needs (%) | Visits to her family or relatives (%) | Number (nw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15-19 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 784 |
20-24 | 37.1 | 35.2 | 38.8 | 40.2 | 1,606 |
25-29 | 48.5 | 51.2 | 58.0 | 54.8 | 1,664 |
30-34 | 52.0 | 62.3 | 67.9 | 64.2 | 1,265 |
35-39 | 55.2 | 65.3 | 72.0 | 68.2 | 1,135 |
40-44 | 58.6 | 71.7 | 75.3 | 75.0 | 1,016 |
45-49 | 60.3 | 71.3 | 74.6 | 77.0 | 788 |
Employment (past 12 months) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not employed | 43.5 | 49.7 | 54.5 | 51.9 | 1,376 |
Employed for cash | 59.6 | 72.7 | 77.4 | 75.4 | 2,438 |
Employed not for cash | 41.4 | 42.8 | 47.8 | 47.6 | 4,443 |
Number of living children | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 23.0 | 26.1 | 860 |
1-2 | 45.2 | 48.3 | 52.8 | 52.3 | 3,364 |
3-4 | 53.7 | 63.5 | 68.5 | 66.2 | 2,831 |
5+ | 55.0 | 62.5 | 70.3 | 67.7 | 1,202 |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 54.6 | 63.9 | 71.8 | 67.7 | 1,226 |
Rural | 45.8 | 50.8 | 55.2 | 54.6 | 7,031 |
Ecological zone | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mountain | 43.5 | 47.1 | 50.1 | 50.7 | 586 |
Hill | 50.5 | 57.3 | 63.6 | 63.4 | 3,402 |
Terai | 44.9 | 49.9 | 53.9 | 51.9 | 4,269 |
Development region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Eastern | 46.3 | 53.8 | 61.0 | 57.6 | 1,757 |
Central | 46.7 | 54.5 | 61.5 | 56.9 | 2,736 |
Western | 52.5 | 51.0 | 56.3 | 56.9 | 1,602 |
Mid-western | 45.8 | 50.0 | 56.5 | 60.6 | 976 |
Far-western | 43.1 | 51.8 | 46.4 | 50.5 | 1,187 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No Education | 47.4 | 54.9 | 59.3 | 58.3 | 5,110 |
Primary | 44.7 | 49.2 | 54.3 | 52.0 | 1,404 |
Some secondary | 45.0 | 44.0 | 50.8 | 51.2 | 1,197 |
SLC and above/higher | 55.8 | 60.7 | 65.4 | 63.4 | 547 |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lowest | 45.7 | 51.9 | 56.0 | 57.1 | 1,537 |
Second | 49.6 | 52.7 | 57.0 | 56.3 | 1,642 |
Middle | 42.7 | 45.5 | 49.3 | 49.6 | 1,747 |
Fourth | 44.6 | 49.7 | 55.3 | 53.7 | 1,640 |
Highest | 53.0 | 64.0 | 70.6 | 66.3 | 1,692 |
Total | 47.1% | 52.8% | 57.6% | 56.6% | 8,257 |