Table 3 Prevalence of women’s empowerment among women in Tanzania, TDHS 2022
Women empowerment variables | Women | |
|---|---|---|
n = 4216 | % | |
Property ownership | ||
Owns a house alone/jointly | ||
Does not own | 2164 | 51.3 |
Alone only | 128 | 3.0 |
Both alone and jointly with husband/partner or someone else | 1924 | 45.6 |
Owns land alone/jointly | ||
Does not own | 2711 | 64.3 |
Alone only | 109 | 2.6 |
Both alone and jointly with husband/partner or someone else | 1396 | 33.1 |
Access to healthcare | ||
Distance to a health facility | ||
Big problem | 1155 | 27.4 |
Not a big problem | 3061 | 72.6 |
Getting medical help: not wanting to go alone | ||
Big problem | 628 | 14.9 |
Not a big problem | 3588 | 85.1 |
Getting medical help: needs permission to seek medical help | ||
Big problem | 185 | 4.4 |
Not a big problem | 4031 | 95.6 |
Getting medical help: getting the money needed for treatment | ||
Big problem | 1373 | 32.6 |
Not a big problem | 2843 | 67.4 |
Decision making | ||
Decision maker on respondents’ healthcare | ||
Respondent alone | 917 | 21.8 |
Respondent & husband/partner | 2351 | 55.8 |
Husband/partner alone or someone else | 948 | 22.5 |
Decision maker on large household purchases | ||
Respondent alone | 593 | 14.1 |
Respondent & husband/partner | 2147 | 50.9 |
Husband/partner alone or someone else | 1476 | 35.0 |
Decision maker on visits to family/relatives | ||
Respondent alone | 673 | 16.0 |
Respondent & husband/partner | 2374 | 56.3 |
Husband/partner alone or someone else | 1169 | 27.7 |
Attitude towards violence | ||
Justified if the wife goes out without telling the husband | ||
No | 2909 | 69.0 |
Yes | 1307 | 31.0 |
Justified if the wife neglects the children | ||
No | 2735 | 64.9 |
Yes | 1481 | 35.1 |
Justified if the wife burns the food | ||
No | 3731 | 88.5 |
Yes | 485 | 11.5 |
Justified if the wife argues with the husband | ||
No | 2870 | 68.1 |
Yes | 1346 | 31.9 |
Justified if the wife refuses to have sex with the husband | ||
No | 3201 | 75.9 |
Yes | 1015 | 24.1 |
Social Independence | ||
Owns a mobile phone | ||
No | 1518 | 36.0 |
Yes | 2698 | 64.0 |
Owns a bank/financial account | ||
No | 3893 | 92.3 |
Yes | 323 | 7.7 |
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine | ||
Not at all | 3372 | 80 |
Less than once a week | 588 | 13.9 |
At least once a week | 256 | 6.1 |
Frequency of listening to radio | ||
Not at all | 1771 | 42.0 |
Less than once a week | 1042 | 24.7 |
At least once a week | 1403 | 33.3 |
Frequency of watching television | ||
Not at all | 2365 | 56.1 |
Less than once a week | 683 | 16.2 |
At least once a week | 1168 | 27.7 |
Respondent can refuse sex | ||
No | 1364 | 32.4 |
Yes | 2852 | 67.6 |