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Table 1 Distribution of study subjects and their partners

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

Variables

Respondents

Partners

 

Men

(n = 439)

Women

(n = 246)

Men

(n = 247)

Women

(n = 438)

Age Group (%)

    

< 30

22 (5.0)

14 (5.7)

9 (3.7)*

38 (8.7)

31-50

315 (71.8)

183 (74.4)

171 (69.5)

319 (73.0)

> 50

102 (23.2)

49 (19.9)

66 (26.8)

80 (18.3)

Education (%)

    

Secondary

49 (11.2)

37 (15.0)

40 (16.2)*

26 (5.9)

Further

164 (37.4)

96 (39.0)

98 (39.7)

165 (37.7)

Higher

226 (51.5)

113 (45.9)

109 (44.1)

247 (56.4)

Income (%)

    

< 20,000

23 (5.2)*

64 (26.0)

29 (11.7)*

143 (32.7)

20,000 - 30,000

135 (30.8)

87 (35.4)

107 (43.3)

197 (45.0)

> = 30,000

281 (64.0)

95 (38.6)

111 (44.9)

98 (22.4)

Employment (%)

    

Full time

421 (95.9)*

176 (71.5)

234 (94.7)*

267 (61.0)

Part time

18 (4.1)

70 (28.5)

13 (5.3)

171 (39.0)

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