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Empowerment status by category, Ghana DHS 2014.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare decision-making autonomy | ||
| Autonomous | 1,117 | 21.9 |
| Not autonomous | 3,990 | 78.1 |
| Large household purchases decision-making | ||
| Autonomous | 948 | 18.6 |
| Not autonomous | 4,159 | 81.4 |
| Visit to family members decision-making | ||
| Autonomous | 1,097 | 21.5 |
| Not autonomous | 4,008 | 78.5 |
Source: computed from 2014 GDHS dataset.
