Table 2 Descriptive statistics for census variables and gender inequality indicators
From: Measurement of gender inequality in neighbourhoods of Québec, Canada
Female % | Male % | Gender inequality score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | Interquartile range | P-value* | |
Demographic and household Characteristics | ||||||||
Divorce | 11.2 (4.6) | 11.0 | 10.1 (4.0) | 10.0 | 0.53 (0.11) | 0.52 | 0.47-0.59 | 1.00 |
Single-headed households | 13.7 (9.8) | 12.1 | 3.4 (1.9) | 0.0 | 0.77 (0.26) | 0.81 | 0.60-1.00 | < 0.01 |
Education | ||||||||
University certification | 14.7 (12.1) | 11.1 | 16.5 (14.9) | 12.0 | 0.49 (0.21) | 0.49 | 0.39-0.57 | < 0.01 |
No high school diploma | 31.1 (15.8) | 30.3 | 30.8 (16.8) | 30.0 | 0.51 (0.13) | 0.50 | 0.45-0.57 | < 0.01 |
Income | ||||||||
Average employment income (thousand CAD) | 22.0 (8.7) | 21.6 | 32.9 (16.3) | 31.1 | 0.42 (0.07) | 0.41 | 0.37-0.45 | < 0.01 |
Work and leisure | ||||||||
Labour force participation | 57.0 (14.3) | 57.3 | 69.8 (12.7) | 70.6 | 0.45 (0.06) | 0.45 | 0.42-0.48 | < 0.01 |
Employment rate | 53.3 (14.2) | 53.6 | 64.3 (13.6) | 65.3 | 0.45 (0.06) | 0.45 | 0.42-0.48 | < 0.01 |
Managerial positions | 6.5 (7.1) | 6.0 | 11.4 (9.5) | 9.8 | 0.37 (0.28) | 0.39 | 0.00-0.50 | < 0.01 |
Unpaid elderly care | 8.1 (6.3) | 7.1 | 4.5 (4.0) | 4.0 | 0.65 (0.28) | 0.61 | 0.50-1.00 | < 0.01 |
Unpaid child care | 34.5 (13.9) | 34.0 | 25.7 (12.4) | 25.0 | 0.58 (0.11) | 0.57 | 0.52-0.63 | 0.24 |
Unpaid housework | 79.8 (11.1) | 81.2 | 59.1 (13.2) | 60.0 | 0.58 (0.05) | 0.57 | 0.54-0.61 | < 0.01 |
Political participation | ||||||||
Decision-making positions | 2.3 (3.9) | 0.0 | 1.7 (3.8) | 0.0 | 0.52 (0.28) | 0.50 | 0.49-0.51 | < 0.01 |