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4. Research

Household – power dynamics and expenditure

Regionally, stated head of household is split relatively evenly between men and women with

the exception of Suriname and Guyana where men are more dominant at a household level.

Q5 Head of household SURINAME JAMAICA ST LUCIA DOMINICA GUYANA REGIONAL

Myself 38% 52% 42% 55% 40% 45%
Male partner 51% 41% 40% 34% 49% 43%
Male relative 4% 4% 11% 4% 6% 6%
Female relative 0% 3% 7% 2% 2% 3%
Both 7% 0% 0% 5% 3% 3%

This is further reflected by decisions on a woman’s agricultural income being made
predominantly by the woman (in 67% of cases) or jointly 13% of the time with markedly

more control of income and expenditure by women in Jamaica, St Lucia and Dominica.

Q13 Decisions on SURINAME JAMAICA ST LUCIA DOMINICA GUYANA REGIONAL
spending income
Myself 60% 70% 80% 63% 60% 67%
Joint 35% 7% 19% 33% 2% 19%
Partner 3% 23% 1% 3% 35% 13%

Relatives 2% 0% 0% 1% 3% 1%

Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project

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