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Table <strong>16</strong>.8 Participation in decision making<br />

Percent distribution of currently married women and currently married men age 15-49 by person who usually makes decisions<br />

about various issues, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Decision<br />

Mainly wife<br />

Wife and<br />

husband<br />

jointly<br />

Mainly<br />

husband<br />

WOMEN<br />

Someone<br />

else Other Total Number<br />

Own health care 18.6 49.0 31.7 0.7 0.1 100.0 <strong>16</strong>,130<br />

Major household purchases 8.6 46.7 44.1 0.4 0.1 100.0 <strong>16</strong>,130<br />

Visits to her family or relatives 18.0 60.0 21.4 0.6 0.1 100.0 <strong>16</strong>,130<br />

MEN<br />

Own health care 10.5 59.8 28.1 1.2 0.3 100.0 4,030<br />

Major household purchases 13.9 40.4 45.2 0.4 0.0 100.0 4,030<br />

Table <strong>16</strong>.9.1 Women’s participation in decision making by background characteristics<br />

Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 who usually make specific decisions either alone or jointly with their<br />

husband, according to background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Specific decisions<br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Woman’s own<br />

health care<br />

Making major<br />

household<br />

purchases<br />

Visits to her<br />

family or<br />

relatives<br />

All three<br />

decisions<br />

None of the<br />

three<br />

decisions<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Age<br />

15-19 59.7 47.2 69.7 37.8 21.0 1,235<br />

20-24 64.9 51.7 76.3 43.4 <strong>16</strong>.9 3,653<br />

25-29 65.2 52.8 76.6 44.3 <strong>16</strong>.3 3,2<strong>16</strong><br />

30-34 70.4 57.7 80.4 49.8 13.1 2,990<br />

35-39 72.8 60.8 81.8 53.5 12.2 2,321<br />

40-44 69.3 60.7 80.6 51.3 13.9 1,556<br />

45-49 71.4 58.3 79.0 49.3 12.9 1,<strong>16</strong>0<br />

Employment (last 12<br />

months)<br />

Not employed 60.3 46.6 70.9 39.4 22.0 4,522<br />

Employed for cash 73.3 63.5 83.1 54.2 10.7 4,332<br />

Employed not for cash 68.7 55.9 79.4 47.4 13.5 7,277<br />

Number of living children<br />

0 62.5 50.8 72.5 41.7 18.7 1,072<br />

1-2 67.7 55.1 78.1 46.6 15.0 6,070<br />

3-4 67.6 55.5 78.7 47.1 14.8 5,187<br />

5+ 69.0 56.9 78.4 48.8 14.7 3,800<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 76.3 64.6 85.7 55.7 7.7 2,612<br />

Rural 65.9 53.6 76.5 45.3 <strong>16</strong>.6 13,518<br />

Region<br />

Northern 65.5 57.7 72.2 48.0 19.1 1,999<br />

Central 68.7 58.5 80.3 49.3 13.0 6,966<br />

Southern 67.2 51.7 77.4 44.4 <strong>16</strong>.1 7,<strong>16</strong>5<br />

Education<br />

No education 64.2 50.8 73.3 44.0 20.0 2,291<br />

Primary 65.2 52.9 76.4 44.1 <strong>16</strong>.4 10,368<br />

Secondary 75.2 63.5 85.2 54.9 8.7 3,082<br />

More than secondary 90.8 83.2 92.1 77.2 3.6 390<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 64.5 51.1 73.9 43.9 19.5 3,009<br />

Second 64.3 51.1 75.6 43.1 17.2 3,374<br />

Middle 66.5 54.7 77.1 45.8 15.4 3,191<br />

Fourth 66.1 55.3 77.6 45.1 15.1 3,153<br />

Highest 76.1 64.0 85.2 56.3 9.0 3,404<br />

Total 67.6 55.4 78.0 46.9 15.1 <strong>16</strong>,130<br />

270 • Women’s Empowerment

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