Variables definition
| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| Age wife | Wife's age in years |
| Age husband | Husband's age in years |
| Education wife | Wife's education in years |
| Education husband | Husband's education in years |
| Polygamous household | Dummy variable for polygamous marriage (polygamous = 1) |
| Household size | No. of persons in the household |
| Number of children | No. of children in the household |
| Malaria (prevalence) | Dummy variable equal to 1 if respondent reported to have had malaria |
| Income | |
| Coffee sales | Household annual income from coffee sales |
| Savings | Wife's savings at the day of the interview |
| Income wife | Wife's other income during the last 7 days |
| Income husband | Husband's other income during the last 7 days |
| Wife's decision-making | |
| Say in health expenditures | Dummy variable equal to 1 if health expenditures decisions are made jointly (wife and husband) or by the wife only |
| Say in education expenditures | Dummy variable equal to 1 if education expenditures decisions are made jointly (wife and husband) or by the wife only |
| Say in food expenditures | Dummy variable equal to 1 if food expenditures decisions are made jointly (wife and husband) or by the wife only |
| Cooperative variables | |
| Years of coop membership wife | Wife's coop membership in years |
| Coop member husband | Dummy variable indicating if the husband is a member of the BJC (member = 1) |
| Husband member in wife's SHG | Dummy variable equal to 1 if both husband and wife are members of the same SHG (yes = 1) |
| Wife coop member first | Dummy variable indicating if the wife became a member of BJC before the husband (yes = 1) |
| Coop member relatives | Dummy variable indicating if a relative is a member of the BJC (member = 1) |
| SHG size | No of members of the SHG |
| SHG | Dummy variable indicating if the share of women in the SHG is greater than 80% (yes = 1) |
| Distance to main road | Walking distance, in minutes, from the SHG meeting location to the main road |
| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| Age wife | Wife's age in years |
| Age husband | Husband's age in years |
| Education wife | Wife's education in years |
| Education husband | Husband's education in years |
| Polygamous household | Dummy variable for polygamous marriage (polygamous = 1) |
| Household size | No. of persons in the household |
| Number of children | No. of children in the household |
| Malaria (prevalence) | Dummy variable equal to 1 if respondent reported to have had malaria |
| Coffee sales | Household annual income from coffee sales |
| Savings | Wife's savings at the day of the interview |
| Income wife | Wife's other income during the last 7 days |
| Income husband | Husband's other income during the last 7 days |
| Say in health expenditures | Dummy variable equal to 1 if health expenditures decisions are made jointly (wife and husband) or by the wife only |
| Say in education expenditures | Dummy variable equal to 1 if education expenditures decisions are made jointly (wife and husband) or by the wife only |
| Say in food expenditures | Dummy variable equal to 1 if food expenditures decisions are made jointly (wife and husband) or by the wife only |
| Years of coop membership wife | Wife's coop membership in years |
| Coop member husband | Dummy variable indicating if the husband is a member of the BJC (member = 1) |
| Husband member in wife's SHG | Dummy variable equal to 1 if both husband and wife are members of the same SHG (yes = 1) |
| Wife coop member first | Dummy variable indicating if the wife became a member of BJC before the husband (yes = 1) |
| Coop member relatives | Dummy variable indicating if a relative is a member of the BJC (member = 1) |
| SHG size | No of members of the SHG |
| SHG | Dummy variable indicating if the share of women in the SHG is greater than 80% (yes = 1) |
| Distance to main road | Walking distance, in minutes, from the SHG meeting location to the main road |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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