Year: 1991
Module: Gender
Variable: MWWKMAIN
Question: Which one of these would you say is generally the main reasons why married women work?
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 |
% |
| Working is the normal thing to do | 0 |
| Need money for basic essentials such as food, rent or mortga | 57 |
| To earn money to buy extras | 19 |
| To earn money of their own | 10 |
| For the company of other people | 1 |
| They enjoy working | 2 |
| To follow a career | 6 |
| For a change from children or housework | 3 |
| Don't know | 1 |
| Not answered | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Working is the normal thing to do |
1 |
0 |
| Need money for basic essentials such as food, rent or mortga |
53 |
60 |
| To earn money to buy extras |
21 |
18 |
| To earn money of their own |
11 |
10 |
| For the company of other people |
1 |
1 |
| They enjoy working |
3 |
1 |
| To follow a career |
8 |
4 |
| For a change from children or housework |
3 |
3 |
| Don't know |
1 |
1 |
| Not answered |
0 |
1 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Working is the normal thing to do |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Need money for basic essentials such as food, rent or mortga |
44 |
65 |
64 |
55 |
53 |
59 |
| To earn money to buy extras |
11 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
24 |
19 |
| To earn money of their own |
19 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
9 |
11 |
| For the company of other people |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| They enjoy working |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| To follow a career |
18 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
| For a change from children or housework |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Don't know |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Working is the normal thing to do |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Need money for basic essentials such as food, rent or mortga |
59 |
56 |
52 |
| To earn money to buy extras |
17 |
21 |
21 |
| To earn money of their own |
11 |
9 |
14 |
| For the company of other people |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| They enjoy working |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| To follow a career |
7 |
5 |
8 |
| For a change from children or housework |
2 |
4 |
3 |
| Don't know |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Not answered |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
