title: Women’s Participation in Decision-Making
unit_of_measure: Percent of married women age 15-49 who usually make specific decisions by themselves or jointly with their husband
linearized_input: Women’s Participation in Decision-Making | Percent of married women age 15-49 who usually make specific decisions by themselves or jointly with their husband | (Own health care, 75) (Major household purchases, 81) (Visits to family or friends, 88) (All 3 decisions, 65) (None of the 3 decisions, 7)
table_text: The 2015-16 IIMS asked married women about their participation in three types of household decisions: her own health care, making major household purchases, and visits to family or relatives. Married women in Angola are most likely to have sole or joint decision making power with regard to visiting family or relatives (88%) and major household purchases (81%). Three-quarters of women participate in decisions about their own health care. Overall, 65% of married women participate in all three decisions. Seven percent do not participate in any of the three decisions.
target: The 2015-16 IIMS asked married women about their participation in three types of household decisions: her own health care, making major household purchases, and visits to family or relatives.