Table 2 Private life characteristics and WPC among women

1,653

562 (34.0)

387 (23.4)

323 (19.5)

263 (15.9)

118 (7.1)

Alter

35–44

36 (28)

608

197 (32.4)

148 (24.3)

104 (17.1)

109 (17.9)

50 (8.2)

45–54

35 (27)

689

227 (32.9)

164 (23.8)

148 (21.5)

105 (15.2)

45 (6.5)

55–64

32 (27)

356

138 (38.8)

75 (21.1)

71 (19.9)

49 (13.8)

23 (6.5)

Education (school)

Certificate of Secondary Education (9th Grade)

30 (28)

367

160 (43.6)

73 (19.9)

63 (17.2)

49 (13.4)

22 (6.0)

General Certificate of Secondary Education (10th Grade)

30 (26)

506

207 (40.9)

117 (23.1)

93 (18.4)

63 (12.5)

26 (5.1)

International Baccalaureate (12th/13th Grade)

40 (27)

760

188 (24.7)

194 (25.5)

163 (21.4)

146 (19.2)

69 (9.1)

Other certification

39 (27)

15

5 (33.3)

3 (20.0)

4 (26.7)

2 (13.3)

1 (6.7)

None

40 (37)

5

2 (40.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (60.0)

0 (0.0)

Education (occupational)

Vocational School/ Apprenticeship

30 (27)

791

332 (42.0)

175 (22.1)

138 (17.4)

103 (13.0)

43 (5.4)

Technical School/Master Craftsman

35 (26)

229

72 (31.4)

56 (24.5)

53 (23.1)

35 (15.3)

13 (5.7)

University of Applied Sciences

41 (27)

534

120 (22.5)

133 (24.9)

117 (21.9)

113 (21.2)

51 (9.6)

Other qualification

39 (27)

33

7 (21.2)

11 (33.3)

8 (24.2)

4 (12.1)

3 (9.1)

None

30 (32)

66

31 (47.0)

12 (18.2)

7 (10.6)

8 (12.1)

8 (12.1)

SES

Low (<7.8)

25 (27)

61

31 (50.8)

12 (19.7)

10 (16.4)

4 (6.6)

4 (6.6)

Intermediate (7.8–14)

31 (27)

936

379 (40.5)

206 (22.0)

171 (18.3)

124 (13.2)

56 (6.0)

High (>14)

41 (27)

521

152 (29.2)

169 (32.4)

142 (27.3)

135 (25.9)

58 (11.1)

Marital Status

Married

33 (27)

1,101

391 (35.5)

269 (24.4)

213 (19.3)

154 (14.0)

74 (6.7)

Registered partners

44 (39)

4

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (25.0)

Divorced

36 (29)

181

65 (35.9)

34 (18.8)

36 (19.9)

32 (17.7)

14 (7.7)

Separated

46 (27)

43

7 (16.3)

11 (25.6)

9 (20.9)

10 (23.3)

6 (14.0)

Widow(er)

24 (27)

44

27 (61.4)

4 (9.1)

4 (9.1)

8 (18.2)

1 (2.3)

Single, never married

39 (27)

280

71 (25.4)

68 (24.3)

60 (21.4)

59 (21.1)

22 (7.9)

Biological children

0

39 (28)

492

137 (27.8)

112 (22.8)

108 (22.0)

86 (17.5)

49 (10.0)

1–2

32 (27)

959

357 (37.2)

235 (24.5)

171 (17.8)

139 (14.5)

57 (5.9)

3+

35 (27)

202

68 (33.7)

40 (19.8)

44 (21.8)

38 (18.8)

12 (5.9)

Children < 18y at home

0

34 (27)

1,578

535 (33.9)

374 (23.7)

307 (19.5)

250 (15.8)

112 (7.1)

1–2

37 (26)

66

24 (36.4)

10 (15.2)

14 (21.2)

12 (18.2)

6 (9.1)

3+

27 (21)

9

3 (33.3)

3 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

1 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

People in household

1–2

35 (28)

910

308 (33.8)

203 (22.3)

180 (19.8)

142 (15.6)

77 (8.5)

3–4

33 (26)

637

223 (35.0)

165 (25.9)

115 (18.1)

99 (15.5)

35 (5.5)

5+

37 (26)

90

27 (30.0)

17 (18.9)

24 (26.7)

18 (20.0)

4 (4.4)

Time spent caring for children

0 h/week

34 (28)

1,109

385 (34.7)

257 (23.2)

221 (19.9)

160 (14.4)

86 (7.8)

1–3 h/week

35 (27)

346

121 (35.0)

77 (22.3)

58 (16.8)

67 (19.4)

23 (6.6)

4+ hours/week

35 (25)

195

56 (28.7)

52 (26.7)

43 (22.1)

36 (18.5)

8 (4.1)

Time spent caring for adult relatives

0 h/week

34 (27)

1,483

502 (33.9)

357 (24.1)

292 (19.7)

229 (15.4)

103 (6.9)

1–3 h/week

38 (29)

154

54 (35.1)

26 (16.9)

29 (18.8)

31 (20.1)

14 (9.1)

4+ hours/week

34 (32)

14

6 (42.9)

3 (21.4)

1 (7.1)

3 (21.4)

1 (7.1)

Time spent on household errands

0 h/week

31 (31)

18

8 (44.4)

3 (16.7)

3 (16.7)

3 (16.7)

1 (5.6)

1–3 h/week

36 (27)

1,154

368 (31.9)

286 (24.8)

225 (19.5)

181 (15.7)

94 (8.1)

4+ hours/week

32 (27)

475

185 (38.9)

97 (20.4)

93 (19.6)

78 (16.4)

22 (4.6)

Time spent on hobbies

0 h/week

41 (29)

300

81 (27.0)

64 (21.3)

55 (18.3)

67 (22.3)

33 (11.0)

1–3 h/week

34 (27)

1,241

429 (34.6)

295 (23.8)

247 (19.9)

188 (15.1)

82 (6.6)

4+ hours/week

25 (24)

108

49 (45.4)

27 (25.0)

21 (19.4)

8 (7.4)

3 (2.8)

Time spent on job development

0 h/week

34 (27)

1,418

501 (35.3)

321 (22.6)

279 (19.7)

220 (15.5)

97 (6.8)

1–3 h/week

39 (27)

230

59 (25.7)

65 (28.3)

43 (18.7)

43 (18.7)

20 (8.7)

4+ hours/week

18 (10)

3

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Smoking Status

Never

35 (28)

771

267 (34.6)

186 (24.1)

130 (16.9)

125 (16.2)

63 (8.2)

Quit 0-2y ago

32 (28)

35

11 (31.4)

11 (31.4)

5 (14.3)

6 (17.1)

2 (5.7)

Quit 2 + y ago

35 (27)

463

148 (32.0)

106 (22.9)

114 (24.6)

66 (14.3)

29 (6.3)

Current

34 (27)

383

136 (35.5)

83 (21.7)

74 (19.3)

66 (17.2)

24 (6.3)

Pack-years

Never smoked

35 (28)

771

267 (34.6)

186 (24.1)

130 (16.9)

125 (16.2)

63 (8.2)

<20 PY

34 (27)

720

243 (33.8)

162 (22.5)

160 (22.2)

111 (15.4)

44 (6.1)

20–39 PY

34 (26)

102

33 (32.4)

25 (24.5)

23 (22.5)

16 (15.7)

5 (4.9)

40+ PY

40 (34)

20

8 (40.0)

2 (10.0)

2 (10.0)

6 (30.0)

2 (10.0)

Alcohol intake^b

No intake

34 (27)

810

280 (34.6)

190 (23.5)

158 (19.5)

126 (15.6)

56 (6.9)

Intake beneath tolerable limit

35 (28)

440

152 (34.5)

92 (20.9)

84 (19.1)

76 (17.3)

36 (8.2)

Intake above tolerable limit

34 (26)

370

120 (32.4)

98 (26.5)

73 (19.7)

56 (15.1)

23 (6.2)

Abuse of alcohol

37 (29)

33

10 (30.3)

7 (21.2)

8 (24.2)

5 (15.2)

3 (9.1)

Depression

No

32 (26)

1,487

541 (36.4)

360 (24.2)

288 (19.4)

215 (14.5)

83 (5.6)

Yes

55 (28)

162

21 (13.0)

25 (15.4)

33 (20.4)

48 (29.6)

35 (21.6)