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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1994

Variable Listing for Module: Gender_and_Family_Roles

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WWRELCHD: Can a working mother establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work?

WWCHDSUF: Is a pre-school child likely to suffer if his or her mother works?

WWFAMSUF: Does family life suffer when the woman has a full-time job?

WANTHOME: Is a home and children what most women want?

HWIFEFFL: Is being a housewife just as fulfilling as working for pay?

FEMJOB: Is having a job the best way for a woman to be an independent person?

WOMENWRK: Do most women have to work to support their families?

BOTHEARN: Should both the man and woman contribute to the household income?

SEXROLE: Is a man's job to earn money and a women's job to look after the home and family?

TRADROLE: Is it not good if the man stays at home and cares for the children and the woman goes out to work?

FAMLIFE: Does family life suffer because men concentrate too much on their work?

IDLNCHLD: What is the ideal number of children for a family to have?

MTHRWRKD: Did your mother ever work for pay for as long as one year after you were born and before you were 14?

PMSWRNG: Are sexual relations before marriage wrong?

TNSWRNG: Is sex when under 16 wrong?

EMSWRNG: Is extra-marital sex wrong?

HMSWRNG: Are sexual relations between two adults of the same sex wrong?

HARASSCW: Have you ever been sexually harassed at work?

CPLINCOM: How do you and your spouse/partner organise the income that one or both of you receive?

HHJOB1: In your household who does the laundry?

HHJOB2: In your household who makes small repairs around the house?

HHJOB3: In your household who looks after sick family members?

HHJOB4: In your household who shops for groceries?

BOTHWORK: Do you and your partner both have paid work at the moment?

EARNMOST: Do you or your partner earn more money?

RMARWRK1: Did you work outside the home after marrying/living as married and before you had children?

RMARWRK2: Did you work outside the home when a child ws under school age?

RMARWRK3: Did you work outside the home after the youngest child started school?

RMARWRK4: Did you work outside the home after the children left home?

SMARWRK1: Did your spouse/partner work outside the home after marrying/living as married and before you had children?

SMARWRK2: Did your spouse/partner work outside the home when a child was under school age?

SMARWRK3: Did your spouse/partner work outside the home after the youngest child started school?

SMARWRK4: Did your spouse/partner work outside the home after the children left home?

CHLDARR: Should mothers of young children expect employers to make special arrangements to help them combine jobs and childcare?

CHLDGOV: Should the government provide money for childcare, so that mothers of young children can work if they want to?

CHDCARE1: Suitable for 3 year old child of working parents: a state or local authority nursery.

CHDCARE2: Suitable for 3 year old child of working parents: a private creche or nursery.

CHDCARE3: Suitable for 3 year old child of working parents: child-minder or babysitter.

CHDCARE5: Suitable for 3 year old child of working parents: a relative.

CHDCARE6: Suitable for 3 year old child of working parents: workplace nursery or creche.

HHJOB5: In your household who does decides what to have for dinner?

FEMJOBOP: Are job opportunities for women better or worse than for men?

FEMEDOP: Are university education for women better or worse than for men?

FEMINC: Are income and wages better for women than men?

FEMPROM: Are promotion opportunities better for women than men?

WWHAPPIR: Will a woman and her family all be happier if she goes out to work?

WOMWKKID: Should women try to combine a career and children?

FEMHOME: Should married women stay at home in times of high unemployment?

WOMWKGD: Is it good for women to work if the children are well looked after?

MWEXTRAS: Do most married women work only to earn money for extras?

WOMSUFFR: If a woman takes several years off to look after her children, is it only fair her career should suffer?

WOMRIGHT: Do married women have a right to work if they want to, whaterver their family situation?

JOBMF1: Job suitable for men and women: social worker.

JOBMF2: Job suitable for men and women: police officer.

JOBMF3: Job suitable for men and women: secretary.

JOBMF4: Job suitable for men and women: car mechanic.

JOBMF5: Job suitable for men and women: nurse.

JOBMF9: Job suitable for men and women: family doctor/GP.

JOBMF11: Job suitable for men and women: MP.

JOBMF12: Job suitable for men and women: director of an international company.

JOBMF13: Job suitable for men and women: airline pilot.

JOBMF14: Job suitable for men and women: local councillor.

JOBMF8: Job suitable for men and women: bank manager.

WWCHLD1: Should women work after marrying and before there are children?

WWCHLD2: Should women work when there is a child under school age?

WWCHLD3: Should women work after the youngest child starts school?

WWCHLD4: Should women work after the children leave home?

MARVIEW1: Are married people generally happier than unmarried people?

MARVIEW3: Is financial security the main advantage of marriage ?

MARVIEW4: Is the main purpose of marriage to have children?

MARVIEW5: Is it better to have a bad marriage than no marriage at all?

MARVIEW6: Should people who want children get married?

MARVIE10: Can one parent bring up a child as well as two parents together?

MARVIE11: Is it all right for a couple to live together without getting married?

MARVIE12: Is it a good idea for couples intending to get married to live together first?

MARVIE13: Is divorce the best solution when a couple can't work out their marriage problems?

CHDVIEW2: Is watching children grow up life's greatest joy?

CHDVIEW3: Does having children interfere too much with the freedom of parents?

CHDVIEW6: Do people who have never had children lead empty lives?

CHDVIEW7: Should parents stay together even if they don't get along?

CHDVIEW8: Should a married couple with no children stay together even if they don't get along?

PREPCHLD: Is it more important for a child to be obedient or to think for themselves?



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