Year: 2002
Module: Gender_roles
Variable: V43
Question: Only answer if you are currently living with your spouse or a partner
Considering all sources of income, between you and your spouse/partner, who has the higher income?
Index
to tables on this page
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-
% of
people of different ages.
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%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| I have much higher income | 29 |
| I have a higher income | 10 |
| We have about the same income | 17 |
| Spouse has higher income | 16 |
| Spouse has much higher income | 25 |
| Refused | 4 |
| Results for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| I have much higher income |
55 |
4 |
| I have a higher income |
16 |
4 |
| We have about the same income |
15 |
19 |
| Spouse has higher income |
8 |
23 |
| Spouse has much higher income |
5 |
44 |
| Refused |
2 |
6 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| I have much higher income |
14 |
23 |
33 |
36 |
33 |
19 |
| I have a higher income |
16 |
16 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
| We have about the same income |
18 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
20 |
42 |
| Spouse has higher income |
29 |
19 |
20 |
13 |
9 |
14 |
| Spouse has much higher income |
23 |
26 |
27 |
29 |
23 |
10 |
| Refused |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
Results
for people of different religions |
% |
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| I have much higher income |
29 |
25 |
41 |
| I have a higher income |
9 |
23 |
10 |
| We have about the same income |
17 |
12 |
13 |
| Spouse has higher income |
17 |
11 |
7 |
| Spouse has much higher income |
24 |
25 |
28 |
| Refused |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
