Men who own house alone (% of men) is the percentage of men who only solely own a house which is legally registered with their name or cannot be sold without their signature. Development relevance: Ownership of assets, particularly high-value assets, has many beneficial effects for households, including protection against financial ruin. For women in particular, asset ownership is a source of economic empowerment and provides protection in the case of marital dissolution or abandonment. There is increasing evidence that ownership of property by women has positive consequences for women’s empowerment, nutritional and health outcomes, and children’s schooling. Statistical concept and methodology: Men who own house alone is the number of men who say the only type of house they own is the one they own alone or don't share ownership with anyone, expressed as percentage of men who have been interviewed and It’s derived by dividing the number of men who responded they only alone own a house, which legally registered with their name or can’t be sold without their signature, by total number of men who have been interviewed. ‘Ownership’ implies that the house is legally registered in the man's name or, since official property records do not always exist or are not maintained, the house is recognized as his and cannot be sold without his signature or equivalent. ‘House’ includes all dwelling types including apartments, duplexes, and houses that are semi-detached or detached, etc., as well as other types of dwellings that are specific to country.