Colombia - Decision making

Women participating in the three decisions (own health care, major household purchases, and visiting family) (% of women age 15-49)

Definition: Women participating in the three decisions (own health care, major household purchases, and visiting family) is the percentage of currently married women aged 15-49 who say that they alone or jointly have the final say in all of the three decisions (own health care, large purchases and visits to family, relatives, and friends).

Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)

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Year Value
2000 60.30
2005 62.60
2010 63.00
2015 72.10

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making