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Table 1 Description of the study sample among married men (in percentages, means and SD) by country

From: Determinants and impact of role-related time use allocation on self-reported health among married men and women: a cross-national comparative study

 

Germany

Italy

Spain

UK

USA

Mean / %

SD

Mean/ %

SD

Mean/ %

SD

Mean/ %

SD

Mean/ %

SD

Time use (allocation)

 Paidwork hours/day

4.71

4.28

4.47

4.31

5.79

4.46

4.22

4.58

4.79

4.68

  Less than 1

39.3%

 

42.5%

 

31.9%

 

48.8%

 

41.4%

 

  1 to 5

8.5%

 

8.0%

 

4.9%

 

6.7%

 

9.0%

 

  > 5 to 8

21.6%

 

21.9%

 

23.0%

 

14.6%

 

16.3%

 

  > 8

30.6%

 

27.6%

 

40.2%

 

29.8%

 

33.3%

 

 Childcare hours/day

0.32

0.76

0.41

0.91

0.36

0.89

0.36

0.90

0.71

1.39

  Less than 1 (ref)

87.3%

 

83.0%

 

85.9%

 

86.7%

 

75.3%

 

  1 to 3

10.7%

 

13.7%

 

11.2%

 

10.2%

 

17.5%

 

  > 3 to 6

1.9%

 

3.1%

 

2.8%

 

2.8%

 

5.9%

 

  > 6

0.1%

 

0.2%

 

0.2%

 

0.3%

 

1.4%

 

 House work hours/day

2.59

2.46

1.67

2.10

1.58

2.00

2.62

2.54

2.91

2.88

  Less than 1 (ref)

29.5%

 

50.9%

 

51.3%

 

33.7%

 

31.4%

 

  1 to 3

36.0%

 

27.2%

 

29.2%

 

30.5%

 

29.8%

 

  > 3 to 6

24.8%

 

17.1%

 

15.4%

 

24.4%

 

24.1%

 

  > 6

9.8%

 

4.8%

 

4.0%

 

11.4%

 

14.8%

 

Occupation

 Management

28.7%

 

29.5%

 

35.1%

 

50.1%

 

39.4%

 

 Service

1.1%

 

4.6%

 

1.3%

 

0.6%

 

4.0%

 

 Sales & Office Work

39.6%

 

17.6%

 

13.5%

 

12.4%

 

15.0%

 

 Natural, Construction & Maintenance

12.9%

 

36.0%

 

40.2%

 

27.0%

 

31.1%

 

 Production, Transport & material moving

3.7%

 

3.3%

 

4.4%

 

1.5%

 

0.8%

 

 Military specialization

14.0%

 

3.3%

 

4.2%

 

1.1%

 

3.3%

 

 Self employment non-professionals

–

 

5.7%

 

1.3%

 

7.3%

 

6.5%

 

Age

42.47

9.68

43.39

8.40

43.75

8.84

42.23

10.12

41.77

9.25

 20–29

10.6%

 

4.7%

 

5.5%

 

11.6%

 

10.3%

 

 30–39

25.0%

 

30.3%

 

28.5%

 

31.0%

 

31.8%

 

 40–49

39.3%

 

38.1%

 

37.1%

 

28.2%

 

35.1%

 

 50+

25.1%

 

26.9%

 

29.0%

 

29.2%

 

22.8%

 

Education

 Incomplete Sec. or less

7.2%

 

11.3%

 

17.4%

 

32.2%

 

7.7%

 

 Secondary completed

46.9%

 

78.3%

 

56.6%

 

39.5%

 

24.3%

 

 Tertiary Completed or above

45.9%

 

10.4%

 

26.0%

 

28.4%

 

68.0%

 

Household size

3.35

1.26

3.59

1.00

3.72

1.13

3.31

1.23

3.69

1.24

 1 Member

8.3%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.2%

 

0.2%

 

 2 Members

16.9%

 

14.3%

 

14.1%

 

32.4%

 

19.2%

 

 3+ Members

74.9%

 

85.7%

 

85.9%

 

67.4%

 

80.8%

 

Number of children < 18

0.86

0.91

0.94

0.98

1.00

0.95

1.04

1.14

1.49

1.17

 0

43.0%

 

43.7%

 

37.9%

 

44.1%

 

24.1%

 

 1 to 3

52.7%

 

50.8%

 

57.0%

 

44.9%

 

59.1%

 

 3+

4.3%

 

5.5%

 

5.1%

 

10.9%

 

16.9%

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