Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition (WEN) Survey 2024

Sierra Leone, 2024

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SLE-StatsSL-WEN-2024-v01

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Statistics Sierra Leone, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

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Agriculture

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Data file: Final_SL_WEN_v3_anon

Cases:	3853
Variables:	128

Variables

Region

District

New_EA_Code

EA codes

urb_rur

Location status

HH_ID

Household ID

IND_ID

Individual Index

age_groups

Age groups in years

sex

Sex of the respondent: 1 = MAN, 2 = WOMAN

relation_with_HoH

Relation with the household head

d01a

D01_A: Time on household duties (7 days)

d02a

D02_A: Time influence over household duties (7 days)

d01b

D01_B: Time on caregiving (7 days)

d02b

D02_B: Time influence over caregiving (7 days)

d01c

D01_C: Time on shopping (7 days)

d02c

D02_C: Time influence over shopping (7 days)

d01d

D01_D: Time on non-agricultural work (7 days)

d02d

D02_D: Time influence over non-agricultural work (7 days)

d01e

D01_E: Time on commercial farming (7 days)

d02e

D02_E: Time influence over commercial farming (7 days)

d01f

D01_F: Time on home farming (7 days)

d02f

D02_F: Time influence over home farming (7 days)

d01g

D01_G: Time on leisure (7 days)

d02g

D02_G: Time influence over leisure (7 days)

d01h

D01_H: Time on religion/culture (7 days)

d02h

D02_H: Time influence over religion/culture (7 days)

d01i

D01_I: Time on learning (7 days)

d02i

D02_I: Time influence over learning (7 days)

MODULE_D_mins

Duration for module D

e01a

E01_A: Gov't council participation (12 mo)

e02a

E02_A: Leadership in gov't councils

e01b

E01_B: Local service group participation

e02b

E02_B: Leadership in service groups

e01c

E01_C: Savings/credit group participation

e02c

E02_C: Leadership in savings/credit groups

e01d

E01_D: Livelihood group participation

e02d

E02_D: Leadership in livelihood groups

e01e

E01_E: Other group participation

e02e

E02_E: Leadership in other groups

e03a

E03_A: Women understand community

e03b

E03_B: Women can join activities

e03c

E03_C: Women in decision-making

e03d

E03_D: Women value participation

e03e

E03_E: Leaders listen to women

e04a

E04_A: Men understand community

e04b

E04_B: Men can join activities

e04c

E04_C: Men in decision-making

e04d

E04_D: Men value participation

e04e

E04_E: Leaders listen to men

MODULE_E_mins

Duration for module E

f01a

F01_A: Right to complete school

f01b

F01_B: Right to paid work

f01c

F01_C: Right to prioritize paid work

f01d

F01_D: Right to use earnings

f01e

F01_E: Right to buy property

f01f

F01_F: Right to choose marriage timing

f01g

F01_G: Right to divorce

f01h

F01_H: Right to choose children timing

f01i

F01_I: Right to stop having children

MODULE_F_mins

Duration for module F

g01a

G01_A: Used mobile money (12 mo)

g01b

G01_B: Used bank account (12 mo)

g01c

G01_C: Used ATM/debit card (12 mo)

g01d

G01_D: Used credit card (12 mo)

g02a

G02_A: Can borrow from bank

g02b

G02_B: Can borrow from cooperative

g02c

G02_C: Can borrow from microfinance group

g02d

G02_D: Can borrow from informal group

g02e

G02_E: Can borrow from NGO program

MODULE_G_mins

Duration for module G

h01

H01_1: Own/use land

h02

H02_1: Right to sell owned/used land?

h03

H03_1: Right to will land after death?

h04

H04_1: Land registered w/ official document?

h05

H05_1: Name on land ownership document?

h06

H06_1: Risk of losing land rights (5 yrs)?

h07

H07_1: Own/use current dwelling?

h08

H08_1: Right to sell current dwelling?

h09

H09_1: Right to will dwelling after death?

h10

H010_1: Dwelling has official documentation?

h11

H011_1: Name on dwelling document?

h12

H012_1: Risk of losing dwelling rights (5 yrs)?

MODULE_H_mins

Duration for module H

i01

I01: Influence on household money use

i02a

I02_A: Influence on big purchases

i02b

I02_B: Influence on own healthcare

MODULE_I_mins

Duration for module I

j01a

J01_A: Mobile phone use frequency

j01b

J01_B: Internet/social media use

MODULE_J_mins

Duration for module J

l01a

L01_A: OK to treat women as lesser

l01b

L01_B: OK to block woman's work

l01c

L01_C: OK to spread sex-life rumors

l01d

L01_D: OK to pursue unwanted romance

l01e

L01_E: OK to trade sex for favors

MODULE_L_mins

Duration for module L

m01a

Porridge, bread, rice, noodles, maize

m01b

Orange veg (pumpkin, carrot, sweet potato)

m01a2

White roots (cassava, yams, potato)

m01c

Beans, soybeans, peas

m01c2

Nuts and seeds (groundnut, cashew, egusi)

m01d

Milk or powdered milk

m01d2

Yoghurt or cheese

m01e

Organ meat (liver, kidney, gizzard)

m01e2

Red meat (beef, goat, bush meat)

m01e3

Processed meat (sausage, corned beef)

m01e4

Poultry (chicken, guineafowl, duck)

m01e5

Fish or seafood

m01e6

Eggs

m01b2

Leafy veg (cassava, pumpkin leaves)

m01b3

Green leafy veg (spinach, amaranth)

m01b4

Other veg (tomato, cucumber, eggplant)

m01f

Vitamin A fruit (mango, papaya)

m01f2

Other fruit (banana, orange, pineapple)

m01f3

Other fruit (apple, plum, avocado)

m01g

Chips, popcorn

m01g2

Fried snacks (puff puff, akara)

m01g3

Instant noodles (Indomie)

m01g4

Fast food (burger, pizza)

m01g5

Sweets (chocolate, biscuits, candy)

m01h

Soft drinks, juices

m01h2

Sweetened tea or coffee

m01j

Insects (termite, cricket, weevil)

m01i

Red palm oil or palm nut

MODULE_M_mins

Duration for module M

n03

N03_1: Can you read and write in any language?

n04

N04_1: Have you ever attended school?

Education_level

Level of education

ind_weight

Final individual weight

Total: 128

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