1) Percent distribution of women and men age 15-49 by ownership of housing.
2) Percent distribution of women and men age 15-49 by ownership of land.
Coverage:
Population base: Women and men age 15-49 (IR file, MR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
1) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 by ownership of housing (alone, jointly, alone and jointly, do not own a house, missing) (women: v745a; men: mv745a)
2) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 by ownership of land (alone, jointly, alone and jointly, do not own a house, missing) (women: v745b; men: mv745b)
Denominator: Number of women (or men) age 15-49
Variables: IR file, MR file.
|
v745a |
Owns a house alone or jointly (women) |
|
v745b |
Owns land alone or jointly (women) |
|
v005 |
Women's sample weight |
|
mv745a |
Owns a house alone or jointly (men) |
|
mv745b |
Owns land alone or jointly (men) |
|
mv005 |
Men's sample weight |
Numerator divided by the denominator multiplied by 100.
Missing values for ownership of housing or land are included in separate categories in the percent distribution.
There have been no significant changes over time in the questions that contribute to this indicator or the indicator.
Doss, C., C. Kovarik, A. Peterman, A. Quisumbing, and M. van den Bold. 2015 "Gender inequalities in ownership and control of land in Africa: myth and reality." Agricultural Economics 46, no. 3: 403-434.
Kieran, C., K. Sproule, C. Doss, A. Quisumbing, and S. Mi Kim. 2015. "Examining gender inequalities in land rights indicators in Asia." Agricultural Economics 46, no. S1: 119-138.
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 15.3.1 and 15.3.2
API Indicator IDs:
Women:
WE_OWNA_W_HAL, WE_OWNA_W_HJN, WE_OWNA_W_HAJ, WE_OWNA_W_HNO, WE_OWNA_W_HDK
WE_OWNA_W_LAL, WE_OWNA_W_LJN, WE_OWNA_W_LAJ, WE_OWNA_W_LNO, WE_OWNA_W_LDK
Men:
WE_OWNA_M_HAL, WE_OWNA_M_HJN, WE_OWNA_M_HAJ, WE_OWNA_M_HNO, WE_OWNA_M_HDK WE_OWNA_M_LAL, WE_OWNA_M_LJN, WE_OWNA_M_LAJ, WE_OWNA_M_LNO, WE_OWNA_M_LDK