# of women responded; 53,384
Jan 02, 2016
# of women responded;
53,384
Language of the interview
# %
Turkish 46,990 88.00Kurdish 5,810 10.90Zazaki 493 0.90Arabic 90 0.20Other 1 0.00# of respondents 53,384
Average 36.41Youngest 11Oldest 108# of respondents 53,318
Age
Marital status# %
Officially married 2,991 5.60Religious marriage 880 1.70Official and religious marriage 33,669 63.20Not married, living together 47 0.10Married, living separately 227 0.40Single 11,771 22.10Divorced 539 1.00Spouse deceased 3,139 5.90# of respondents 53,263
Age of marriage
# %
12 or younger 54 0.3013-15 2,217 10.6016-17 4,711 22.4018 or older 14,019 66.80# of respondents 21,001
How did she get married?
# %
Arranged 29,364 71.90Voluntarily – in love 10,836 26.50Forced into marriage 635 1.60# of respondents 40,835
Form of marriage
# %
With a relative 13,909 93.30With brother-in-law 85 0.60Kuma (co-wife) 405 2.70Berdel (exchange) 453 3.00To end blood feud 8 0.10Arranged at birth 44 0.30# of respondents 14,904
# of children
Average 3.7Minimum 1Maximum 21# of respondents 39,226
Any disabled individuals at home?
# %
Yes 2,418 4.50No 50,964 95.50# of respondents 53,382
Who is disabled?
# %
Daughter 484 20.50Son 649 27.40Herself 337 14.20Spouse 307 13.00Mother/father-in-law 132 5.60Mother/father 127 5.40Other 329 13.90# of respondents 2,365
Age of the disabled
Average 33.2
Youngest 1
Oldest 108
# of respondents 2,296
Form of disability
# %
Deaf/mute 260 11.30Mentally disabled 554 24.10Physically disabled 1,257 54.80Mentally and physically disabled 223 9.70# of respondents 2,294
Status of the physical disability
# %
Can walk 1,349 76.00Can not walk, does not have a wheelchair 279 15.70Can not walk, has a wheelchair 147 8.30# of respondents 1,775
Rehabilitation Center support
# %
Yes 1,200 17.00No 5,852 83.00# of respondents 7,052
Age that she gave her first birth
Average 19.7
Youngest 11
Oldest 54
# of respondents 36,562
Mother tongue
# %
Turkish 21,645 40.60Kurdish 26,307 49.30Zazaki 3,490 6.50Arabic 1,841 3.50Other 38 0.10# of respondents 53,321
Has she immegrated?
# %
Yes 14,032 26.30No 39,335 73.70# of respondents 53,367
Reasons for immegration
# %
Security 1,424 10.2Blood feud 130 0.9To find a job 3,923 28.2Marriage 6,182 44.5Other 2,239 16.1# of respondents 13,898
Education status
# %
Illeterate 14,656 27.50Literate 5,230 9.80Elementary school graduate 15,430 29.00Middle school graduate 7,275 13.70High school graduate 7,929 14.90Vocational high school graduate 683 1.30College/University graduate 2,020 3.80Vocational course 44 0.10# of respondents 53,267
# of people living at home
Average 5.4Minimum 1Maximum 82# of respondents 53,309
Is the toilet inside?
# %
Yes 47,028 88.10No 6,352 11.90# of respondents 53,380
# of rooms
# %
1 room 1,016 1.902 rooms 9,009 16.903 rooms 29,905 56.204 rooms 12,248 23.005 or more rooms 1,014 1.90# of respondents 53,192
House belongs to
# %
Rent 16,113 30.20Herself 2,486 4.70Her husband 18,860 35.40Other 15,840 29.70# of respondents 53,299
Employment status
# %
No income-generating job 46,924 88.10Income-generating activity at home 1,294 2.40Willing to work, but husband/family does not allow 788 1.50Willing to work, but can not find a job 1,672 3.10Works outside the house 2,576 4.80# of respondents 53,254
# of people bringing income
# %
1 person 40,208 81.502 people 7,672 15.603 people 1,210 2.504 people 191 0.405 people 50 0.10# of respondents 49,331
Income level
# %
No income 3,919 7.40100-500 TL 8,867 16.70501-1000 TL 21,729 40.801001-2000 TL 13,993 26.302000 TL and more 4,707 8.80# of respondents 53,215
Problems of the neighborhood
# %
Water 3,232 6.20Infrastructure 4,635 8.80Hygiene 9,446 18.00Security 1,705 3.20Transportation 2,118 4.00Poverty 23,135 44.10Other 8,205 15.60# of respondents 52,476
What do the women need?
# %
Job 26,797 51.30Support to combat violence 4,500 8.60Social and health services 5,162 9.90Literacy courses 2,820 5.40Park for children 4,904 9.40Other 8,037 15.40# of respondents 52,220
Can women benefit from inheritance in the family?
# %
Yes 16,754 31.50No 34,051 64.00I don’t know 2,415 4.50# of respondents 53,220
What is the base of inheritance sharing?
# %
Civil law 11,785 70.70Traditions (religion, beliefs, etc.) 4,198 25.20I don’t know 692 4.10# of respondents 16,675
How is the inheritance shared?
# %
Equally between men and women 12,113 75.80More to men 2,761 17.302 shares for men, 1 share for women 653 4.103 shares for men, 1 share for women 354 2.20Other 99 0.60# of respondents 15,980