| Germany | Italy | Spain | UK | USA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean / % | SD | Mean/ % | SD | Mean/ % | SD | Mean/ % | SD | Mean/ % | SD | |
Time use (allocation) | ||||||||||
 Paidwork hours/day | 3.06 | 3.55 | 3.03 | 3.56 | 4.30 | 3.81 | 2.38 | 3.51 | 3.63 | 4.08 |
  Less than 1 | 50.2% |  | 52.4% |  | 36.6% |  | 63.6% |  | 49.3% |  |
  1 to 5 | 17.4% |  | 13.1% |  | 14.2% |  | 10.3% |  | 10.9% |  |
  > 5 to 8 | 19.7% |  | 24.2% |  | 33.0% |  | 15.5% |  | 19.7% |  |
  > 8 | 12.7% |  | 10.4% |  | 16.3% |  | 10.6% |  | 20.1% |  |
 Childcare hours/day | 0.56 | 1.12 | 0.72 | 1.37 | 0.71 | 1.39 | 0.72 | 1.42 | 0.99 | 1.58 |
  Less than 1 | 79.5% |  | 75.2% |  | 75.0% |  | 75.0% |  | 66.8% |  |
  1 to 3 | 15.5% |  | 16.7% |  | 17.4% |  | 17.5% |  | 22.3% |  |
  > 3 to 6 | 4.5% |  | 6.9% |  | 6.4% |  | 6.0% |  | 9.1% |  |
  > 6 | 0.5% |  | 1.2% |  | 1.2% |  | 1.4% |  | 1.8% |  |
 House work hours/day | 4.07 | 2.53 | 4.76 | 2.66 | 4.04 | 2.40 | 4.33 | 2.55 | 4.11 | 3.01 |
  Less than 1 | 8.8% |  | 5.9% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.5% |  | 13.2% |  |
  1 to 3 | 27.6% |  | 20.2% |  | 26.8% |  | 24.5% |  | 29.7% |  |
  > 3 to 6 | 43.2% |  | 44.8% |  | 46.7% |  | 41.7% |  | 32.3% |  |
  > 6 | 20.5% |  | 29.1% |  | 18.5% |  | 25.3% |  | 24.8% |  |
Occupation | ||||||||||
 Management | 35.8% |  | 30.5% |  | 35.8% |  | 33.7% |  | 35.9% |  |
 Service | 1.1% |  | 18.5% |  | 7.5% |  | 8.8% |  | 16.1% |  |
 Sales & Office Work | 53.5% |  | 26.1% |  | 44.2% |  | 46.5% |  | 34.9% |  |
 Natural, Construction & Maintenance | 2.0% |  | 9.8% |  | 6.5% |  | 6.5% |  | 7.8% |  |
 Production, Transport & material moving | 1.6% |  | 3.2% |  | 5.0% |  | 0.5% |  | 0.3% |  |
 Military specialization | 5.9% |  | 1.2% |  | 0.6% |  | 0.9% |  | 0.6% |  |
 Self employment non-professionals | – |  | 10.7% |  | 0.5% |  | 3.2% |  | 4.5% |  |
Age | 41.58 | 9.16 | 41.45 | 8.66 | 41.25 | 8.85 | 41.15 | 10.34 | 41.05 | 9.41 |
 20–29 | 10.1% |  | 8.6% |  | 9.7% |  | 14.8% |  | 12.2% |  |
 30–39 | 28.5% |  | 35.3% |  | 34.7% |  | 30.6% |  | 33.7% |  |
 40–49 | 40.8% |  | 35.3% |  | 35.5% |  | 28.2% |  | 32.7% |  |
 50+ | 20.5% |  | 20.8% |  | 20.1% |  | 26.3% |  | 21.4% |  |
Education | ||||||||||
 Incomplete Sec. or less | 10.8% |  | 8.4% |  | 14.7% |  | 34.5% |  | 5.4% |  |
 Secondary completed | 59.1% |  | 77.1% |  | 52.4% |  | 37.3% |  | 23.5% |  |
 Tertiary Completed or above | 30.1% |  | 14.5% |  | 32.9% |  | 28.2% |  | 71.2% |  |
Household size | 3.08 | 1.20 | 3.43 | 0.99 | 3.59 | 1.12 | 3.28 | 1.22 | 3.54 | 1.20 |
 1 Member | 8.9% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.3% |  | 0.0% |  |
 2 Members | 25.2% |  | 18.6% |  | 17.7% |  | 33.9% |  | 22.9% |  |
 3+ Members | 65.8% |  | 81.4% |  | 82.3% |  | 65.8% |  | 77.1% |  |
Number of children < 18 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 1.31 | 1.12 |
 0 | 44.5% |  | 49.9% |  | 40.9% |  | 46.1% |  | 28.9% |  |
 1 to 3 | 51.9% |  | 46.5% |  | 54.8% |  | 43.4% |  | 57.8% |  |
 3+ | 3.6% |  | 3.6% |  | 4.3% |  | 10.5% |  | 13.4% |  |