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Table 2 Gender equality between respondents and their partners as reported by male and female respondents

From: Gender equality in couples and self-rated health - A survey study evaluating measurements of gender equality and its impact on health

Variables

As reported by respondents

 

Men

(n = 439)

Women

(n = 246)

Equality of education level (%)

  

Equal

296 (67.4)

167 (67.9)

Unequal

143 (32.6)

79 (32.1)

Equality of income (%)

  

Equal

127 (28.9)*

127 (51.6)

Unequal

312 (71.1)

119 (48.4)

Equality in full-time employment (%)

  

Equal

272 (62.0)*

181 (73.6)

Unequal

167 (38.0)

65 (26.4)

Proportion of household work shared equally (%)

  

Equal

73 (16.6)

44 (17.9)

Unequal

366 (83.4)

202 (82.1)

Parental leave (%)

  

Equal

59 (13.4)

32 (13.0)

Unequal

380 (86.6)

214 (87.0)

Temporary parental leave (%)

  

Equal

189 (43.0)

106 (43.1)

Unequal

250 (57.0)

140 (56.9)

  1. * indicates a statistically significant (p < 0.001) difference in the distribution of the variables in men and women using the chi-square test