Table 2.

Sample descriptive statistics of decision-making outcomes (N = 2,369)

Variables	%
Wife had the final say on at least one of the following decisions	34.5
Who had the final say on household expenditure
Wife	23.3
Husband	55.2
Other	21.5
Who had the final say on savings, investment, and insurance
Wife	21.5
Husband	59.4
Other	19.1
Who had the final say on housing
Wife	17.3
Husband	64.4
Other	18.4
Who had the final say on buying expensive consumer goods, such as refrigerators, air-conditioners, and furniture sets
Wife	27.0
Husband	56.4
Other	16.6

Note: Numbers were weighted by survey sampling weights to adjust for sampling design and combined across 50 imputations.