SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1991

Year: 1991
Module: Gender
Variable: DOCHORE5

Question: If married or living as married…
I would like to ask about how you and your husband/wife/partner generally share some family jobs. Who does the washing and ironing: mainly the man, mainly the women or is the task shared equally?

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
Mainly man	2
Mainly woman	89
Shared equally	7
Someone else does it	1
Not answered	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Mainly man	2	2
Mainly woman	89	90
Shared equally	8	7
Someone else does it	0	1
Not answered	1	1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Mainly man	0	0	2	1	1	8
Mainly woman	*	90	92	93	87	84
Shared equally	*	10	6	6	10	4
Someone else does it	0	0	1	0	0	4
Not answered	*	0	0	0	2	0

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Mainly man	2	2	*
Mainly woman	90	91	*
Shared equally	7	6	*
Someone else does it	1	1	0
Not answered	1	0	0

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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