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Table 2 Mean (SD) of empowerment for married women, 2006 and 2012 Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey, N = 4660

From: First birth and the trajectory of women’s empowerment in Egypt

 

Married women

Key empowerment measures

Range

2006

2012

Household decision-making

 Individual decision-making***

0–10

2.48 (2.25)

2.54 (2.76)

 Joint decision-making***

0–10

3.57 (2.64)

3.05 (3.04)

Mobility***

0–4

2.05 (0.68)

2.55 (0.81)

Financial autonomy***

0–1

0.65 (0.48)

0.60 (0.49)

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 for significant differences between 2006 and 2012
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