Section 16 Economic Empowerment

16.1 ECO_EMP1

The respondent’s assessment of their involvement in deciding how to spend household’s income.

Levels:

  • Very uninvolved
  • Somewhat uninvolved
  • Neither uninvolved, nor involved
  • Somewhat involved
  • Very involved
  • DK

16.2 ECO_EMP2

The respondent’s assessment of their involvement in deciding how household income is spent on basic needs like food and clothing.

Levels:

  • Very uninvolved
  • Somewhat uninvolved
  • Neither uninvolved, nor involved
  • Somewhat involved
  • Very involved
  • DK

16.3 ECO_EMP3

The respondent’s assessment of their involvement in deciding how household income is spent on other things beyond basic needs.

Levels:

  • Very uninvolved
  • Somewhat uninvolved
  • Neither uninvolved, nor involved
  • Somewhat involved
  • Very involved
  • DK

16.4 ECO_EMP4

The respondent’s assessment of their influence on the final decision about how to spend household income.

Levels:

  • None
  • A little
  • About half
  • Most
  • Almost all
  • DK

16.5 ECO_EMP5

The respondent’s assessment of how likely they would be to voice their disagreement if they happened to disagree with a typical decision about how their household’s income is spent.

Levels:

  • Very unlikely
  • Somewhat unlikely
  • Neither unlikely, nor likely
  • Somewhat likely
  • Very likely
  • DK

16.6 ECO_EMP6

The respondent’s assessment of whether they make the final decision on how their money is spent or saved.

Levels:

  • Strongly disagree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Neither disagree, nor agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Strongly agree
  • DK

16.7 ECO_EMP7

The respondent trusts financial service providers to keep their personal information private (unless they allow it to be shared).

Levels:

  • Strongly disagree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Neither disagree, nor agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Strongly agree
  • DK