Table 3.

Comparison of husbands' and wives' gender attitudes, Dodoma and Mwanza regions, Tanzania, 2009

Variable	Wives (n=200) %	Husbands (n=200) %
GEM scale equity index**
Low equity	36.5	38.0
Moderate equity	58.0	45.5
High equity	5.5	16.5
Household Decision-Making scale*
Has say in fewer than 5 decisions or no say in any decisions	92.0	84.0
Has say (alone or jointly) in all 5 decisions	8.0	16.0
Attitudes Toward Wife Refusing Sex scale
Wife does not have the right to refuse sex for one or more reasons	25.5	27.5
Wife has the right to refuse sex for all 4 reasons given	74.5	72.5
Attitudes Toward Wife Beating scale***
One or more of the 5 reasons for wife beating are justified	94.5	69.5
None of the reasons for wife beating is justified	5.5	30.5

Pearson's χ² test: *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.