Table 1 Distribution of gender index components for Canadian men and women in 1997 and 2014

Responsibility for caring for children

 No absence from work due to family or household responsibilities

98.8 %

91.1 %

< 0.001

98.0 %

91.3 %

< 0.001

 Part or full-week absence due to family or household responsibilities

1.0 %

2.7 %

1.7 %

4.5 %

 Works part-time due to family or household responsibilities

0.2 %

6.3 %

0.3 %

4.2 %

Occupation (based on 1997 LFS only)

 Less than 26 % women

45.3 %

7.5 %

< 0.001

46.0 %

7.7 %

< 0.001

 26 to 50 % women

29.8 %

22.7 %

27.7 %

21.8 %

 51 % to 74 % women

22.0 %

43.4 %

22.4 %

45.5 %

 75 % women

2.9 %

26.5 %

3.9 %

25.0 %

Hours of work

 Respondent works spouse does not

18.9 %

7.9 %

< 0.001

15.1 %

8.6 %

< 0.001

 Respondent works more than spouse/respondent does not have a spouse

62.6 %

41.8 %

63.4 %

46.3 %

 Respondent works same amount as spouse

13.5 %

16.2 %

15.0 %

15.5 %

 Respondent works less than spouse

5.0 %

34.2 %

6.6 %

28.6 %

Education

 Respondent higher level of education than spouse/respondent does not have a spouse

20.2 %

18.9 %

< 0.001

14.5 %

18.6 %

< 0.001

 Respondent same education as spouse

62.2 %

63.3 %

68.1 %

69.0 %

 Respondent lower education than spouse

17.6 %

17.9 %

17.5 %

12.4 %