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Table 2 Description of the study sample among married women (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

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%

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