Respondent Schedule (Questionnaire)
4. Position in Decision Making Process
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0. 1 hour 1. 2 hours 2. 3 hours
3. 4 hours 4. 5 hours 5. More than five hours 3.8 Do you feel any difficulty in performing your religious activities?
0. No 1. Yes
3.9 Do the family members acknowledge you and show respect for religious activities?
0. No 1. Yes If no, why,
0. You are conservative 1. Less religiously educated 2. Cannot contribute to the family due to economic hardship.
3.10 Do you get invitation in local socio- cultural programs?
0. No 1. Yes If no, why,
0. Physically not fit for going there 1. Poverty 2. Disinterested to go there considering spending money
3. Previously, I did not contribute according to their expectation.
3.11 Do you think that the statuses stated above were enjoyed by the elderly previously?
0. No 1. Yes If no, why,
If yes, why,
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0. Son 1. Son’s wife 2. Self 3. Wife 4. Daughter 5. Other 4.6 Who takes decision for building and repairing dwelling houses?
0. Son 1. Son’s wife 2. Self 3. Wife 4. Daughter 5. Other 4.7 Who takes decision for receiving treatment?
0. Son 1. Son’s wife 2. Self 3. Wife 4. Daughter 5. Other 4.4 If you are not given importance in receiving treatment please explain the causes behind it.
0. Believe in traditional healing system
1. To go to the male doctors by female is against Purdah 2. Costly 3. Other
4.8 Do you seek permission in case of going outside from your home especially to relatives’ house?
0. No 1. Yes If yes, please tell me why?
0. Take care of children 1. look after domestic animal
2. Help in shopping 3. Help in doing every day familial activities 4. 9. What is your position in the family?
0. Head of family 1. Elderly
4.10 What is your role in making decision of the family?
0. Principal 1. Conventional 2. No role 4.11 What is your status in your family?
0. Head 1. Dominant 2. Dependent
4.12 How do your family members accept your decisions?
0. Properly 1. Conventionally 2. Don’t accept 4.13 Do you think that other family members don’t give importance to you for your old age?
0. No 1. Yes
4.14 What is your position in the family as elderly?
0. Good 1. Fair 2. Medium 3. Poor If good, please tell me
why,...
If fair, please tell me why,
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If medium, please tell me why,
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If poor, please tell me why,
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4.15 Do you take part in family disputes?
0. No 1. Yes
4.16 Do your family members give you priority to watch television programs?
0. No 1. Yes If no, why, explain.
3.16 Do you think that the elderly previously could take part in decision making process stated above?
0. No 1. Yes If no, why,
If yes, why,
5. Influence of Wealth on the Enjoyment of Role and Status 5.1 Do you have livestock? 0. No 1. Yes
If yes, how many,
Name of animal Number
Buffalo Cow Goat Sheep Duck Hen
5.2 Do you have pond?
0. No 1. Yes 5.3 Do you have garden?
0. No 1. Yes 5.4 Do you have poultry farm?
173 0. No 1. Yes
5.5 Do you have trees?
0. No 1. Yes
If yes, what are the types and numbers?
Fruit trees Non- fruit trees
5.6 Do you think that you can take part in decision making process for having livestock/ pond/ poultry farm/ trees?
0. No 1. Yes
5.7 Do you think that you feel prestige and your family members show respect for having these?
0. No 1. Yes
5.8 What is the nature of relationship between you and your family members?
Members of the Family
Good Fair of Poor
Wife Son Daughter in
law
Daughter Other
If good, please tell me why?
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If fair of, please tell me why?
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If poor, please tell me why?
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5.9 What is the relationship between you and your neighbor?
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0. Good 1. Bad 2. Medium
If good, why, If bad, why,
5.10 What is the relationship between you and your friend?
0. Good 1. Bad 2. Medium
If good, why, If bad, why,
5.11 What is the relationship between you and your relatives?
0. Good 1. Bad 2. Medium
If good, why, If bad, why,
5.12 What is the relationship between you and the people of your village?
0. Good 1. Bad 2. Medium If good, why,
If bad, why,
5.13 Do you feel yourself an important person in the family?
0. No 1. Yes If yes, please tell me why, If no, please tell me why,
5.14 Can you compel your family members to do work according to your wish?
0. No 1. Yes If yes, please tell me why, If no, please tell me why,
5.15 Can you help the poor man if you wish?
0. No 1. Yes If no, please tell me why,
5.16 Can you invite your relatives to your house for different socio- religious occasion?
0. No 1. Yes If no, please tell me why,
0. Want of money 1. Son’s wife can’t tolerate it
2. Son/ sons can’t tolerate it 3. Other members of the family can’t tolerate it
175 5.17 Do you participate in any rural arbitration?
0. No 1. Yes If no, please tell me why,
0. Disabled 1. Uneducated 2. Don’t have much property 3. No powerful person among relatives 4. Not too many sons to support him to realize any decision.
If yes, what type of arbitration? Please narrate.
5.18 Do you take part in village disputes?
0. No 1. Yes If no, please tell me why?
5.19 Do you take part in disputes outside your own village?
0. No 1. Yes If no, please tell me why,
5.20 Do you think that the elderly previously could do these types of activities?
0. No 1. Yes If no, why,
If yes, why,
5.21 Please make some remarks about the elderly in Rural Bangladesh.
Date: ...
Thank You
Signature of the Field Investigator
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