# 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