Decision maker about major household purchases: mainly wife is Percentage of currently married women aged 15-49 for whom the decision maker for major household purchases is mainly the respondent Development relevance: Women‘s participation in decisions being made in their own households, that is households in which they usually live with their spouse and/or children with or without others, is widely accepted as a universal indicator of women‘s empowerment. The ability of women to make decisions that affect their personal circumstances is an essential element of their empowerment and serves as an important contributor to their overall development. Statistical concept and methodology: Decision maker about major household purchases: mainly wife is the number of currently married women aged 15-49 for whom the decision maker for major household purchases is mainly the respondent, expressed as percentage of all interviewed currently married women aged 15-49.