Table 1 Baseline characteristics and working conditions according to gender
Total (%) n = 328 | Women (%) n = 102 | Men (%) n = 228 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marital status | 0.008 | |||
Married | 262 (79) | 72 (71) | 190 (83) | |
Single (Including Divoced or Widowed) | 68 (21) | 30 (29) | 38 (17) | |
Presence of children | 0.002 | |||
No | 118 (36) | 49 (48) | 69 (30) | |
Yes | 211 (64) | 53 (52) | 158 (70) | |
Age group | 0.077 | |||
20s or 30s | 66 (20) | 27 (27) | 39 (17) | |
40s | 84 (26) | 28 (27) | 56 (25) | |
50s or more | 179 (54) | 47 (46) | 132 (58) | |
Spouse’s employment | <0.001 | |||
Employed | 164 (63) | 69 (96) | 95 (50) | |
Unemployed | 98 (37) | 3 (4.2) | 95 (50) | |
Current position | <0.001 | |||
Lecturer or upper | 252 (76) | 65(64) | 187 (82) | |
Assistant or lower | 78 (24) | 37 (36) | 41 (18) | |
Household income | 0.350 | |||
Upper | 168 (51) | 46 (46) | 122 (53) | |
Middle | 119 (36) | 42 (42) | 77 (34) | |
Lower | 41 (13) | 12 (12) | 29 (13) | |
Gap of priority between ideal and real lives | 0.007 | |||
No | 133 (41) | 29 (28) | 104 (46) | |
Yes | 195 (59) | 73 (72) | 122 (54) | |
Gap of priority in a partner between ideal and real lives | <0.001 | |||
No | 125 (47) | 21 (29) | 104 (54) | |
Yes | 140 (53) | 52 (71) | 88 (46) | |
Work hours (means ± SD) | 0.021 | |||
9.7 ± 2.1 | 9.3 ± 1.8 | 9.8 ± 2.2 | ||
Hours of house chores (means ± SD) | 0.001 | |||
11.3 ± 2.3 | 11.9 ± 2.0 | 11.1 ± 2.3 | ||
Social support (means ± SD) | 0.180 | |||
54.2 ± 12.8 | 55.6 ± 12.9 | 53.5 ± 12.8 |