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Table 3.9 Decision on use of earnings
Percent distribution of women who worked in the 12 months preceding the survey receiving cash earnings by person who
decides how earnings are used, according to background characteristics, Ethiopia 2000
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Person who decides how earnings are used
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Jointly
Jointly
with with Number
Background Self Husband/ husband/ Someone someone of
characteristic only Partner partner else else Missing Total women
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Age
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
78.9 0.6 3.5 6.3 10.4 0.2 100.0 826
74.4 2.5 16.2 0.8 5.2 0.9 100.0 769
71.1 2.8 20.6 1.0 4.1 0.4 100.0 671
70.8 2.5 26.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 100.0 465
69.9 3.7 23.7 0.3 1.5 0.9 100.0 450
77.9 1.2 18.6 0.1 0.9 1.3 100.0 375
82.1 1.0 14.1 0.0 0.6 2.2 100.0 297
Current marital status
Never married
Currently married/
living together
Divorced, separated,
widowed
Number of living
children
0
1-2
3-4
5+
Residence
Urban
Rural
Region
Tigray
Affar
Amhara
Oromiya
Somali
Benishangul-Gumuz
SNNP
Gambela
Harari
Addis Ababa
Dire Dawa
Education
No education
Primary
Secondary and higher
Total
82.9 0.0 0.0 5.3 11.6 0.2 100.0 1,127
62.4 4.1 32.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 100.0 1,956
94.3 0.0 0.1 0.8 3.7 1.2 100.0 769
80.1 0.5 4.7 4.5 9.3 0.9 100.0 1,446
70.1 2.8 23.9 0.2 3.0 0.0 100.0 1,036
75.3 2.8 20.8 0.0 0.0 1.1 100.0 725
69.7 3.4 25.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 100.0 645
75.8 1.8 15.2 2.0 4.4 0.8 100.0 1,229
74.3 2.2 17.0 1.6 4.2 0.7 100.0 2,623
66.8 4.0 16.0 0.6 11.6 1.1 100.0 176
65.6 0.6 27.1 4.6 2.1 0.0 100.0 28
56.1 4.2 29.4 3.3 4.7 2.4 100.0 728
79.7 1.4 14.0 0.9 3.5 0.6 100.0 1,200
67.8 4.9 12.3 6.3 8.7 0.0 100.0 45
35.1 16.3 41.6 3.2 3.6 0.2 100.0 32
81.9 1.1 11.6 1.1 4.1 0.2 100.0 1,246
68.9 5.0 24.1 0.2 1.2 0.6 100.0 14
80.9 0.9 8.7 3.2 6.2 0.0 100.0 15
80.8 0.8 11.5 3.4 3.4 0.0 100.0 326
75.1 1.3 21.3 0.7 1.4 0.2 100.0 41
73.9 2.5 17.3 1.9 3.7 0.8 100.0 2,611
80.7 0.4 11.0 1.5 5.6 0.8 100.0 716
71.2 2.1 19.3 1.4 5.6 0.5 100.0 524
74.8 2.1 16.4 1.7 4.3 0.7 100.0 3,852
3.9 WOMEN’S ATTITUDE TOWARD WIFE BEATING
The Ethiopia DHS gathered information on women’s attitude toward wife beating, a proxy for
women’s perception of their status. Women were asked whether a husband is justified in beating his wife
under a series of circumstances. The results are summarized in Table 3.10. A sizable majority of women
(85 percent) believe that a husband is justified in beating his wife for at least one reason. Two in three
women believe that a husband is justified in beating his wife if she burns the food or neglects
Respondent’s Characteristics and Status * 31